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8:46 AM PDT on April 24, 2018

    • America before Earth Day: What a mess (NY Times)
    • For Earth Day, Trump ended ability of parks to ban sales of water in plastic bottles (EcoNews)
    • SANDAG holds public workshops on transportation plans (Patch)
    • Third lane opens on Richmond San Rafael Bridge during commute hours (Marin Independent Journal)
    • Big rig hits message sign on highway 99 near Galt, spills boulders (Sacramento Bee)
    • Bill allowing BART to build housing near its stations moves forward (MPA)
      • APA digs in to oppose it--because local control (Planetizen)
    • Political intrigue, the BOE's redistricting, and the gas tax (Capitol Weekly)
    • Federal court overturns delay on fines for not meeting auto efficiency standards (Electrek)
    • Federal regulation on autonomous vehicles might be “petering out” after crashes (Jalopnik)
    • What's behind falling transit ridership (Ethan Elkind)
    • CA legislative leaders are not really committed to transparency on harassment claims (LA Times)

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Melanie Curry@StreetsblogCal

Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, ever since commuting to school by bike long before bike lanes were a thing. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, editor of Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center, and earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

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