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6:30 AM PDT on May 15, 2019

    • Arcata, Fremont, and Scotts Valley among 39 cities recognized by League of American Bicyclists for bike friendliness
    • CA senators urge funding for BART core capacity project (Transportation Today News)
    • Major opportunities for electric buses and trucks (GreenBiz)
    • Does transit cause displacement? Not necessarily (PlanCharlotte)
    • Federal government slows down on autonomous vehicle testing rules, CA forges ahead (Roll Call)
    • Bakersfield: Boom town? (Curbed)
    • There's a sharp urban vs. suburban racial divide among young adults (CityCommentary)
    • Other ways, beyond costs, to make housing affordable (TechCrunch)
    • USPIRG releases a blueprint for infrastructure
    • Uber begins releasing speed data, in a few cities (The Verge)

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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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