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8:49 AM PST on February 5, 2016

    • The bike won: car vs. bike vs. transit from DTLA to Santa Monica (KPCC)
    • Five “illegal” things that cyclists do—that aren't illegal at all (Momentum Mag)
    • Oil field operations are causing earthquakes in California (SF Gate)
    • VW submits another recall plan (Planetizen)
    • UN agreement to limit global warming to 2 degrees is not enough, says climate change scientist (Guardian)
    • California Chamber of Commerce calls for market pricing to reduce emissions, while suing to overturn cap and trade (Fox & Hounds)
    • Five percent of polluters create 90 percent of toxic emissions—and they're located in low-income areas (Grist)

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Melanie Curry@StreetsblogCal

Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, since her early days commuting by bike to UCLA long ago. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, and edited Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center. She also earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

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