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8:55 AM PDT on September 23, 2019

    • Sunday was international car-free day, although you may not have noticed (Guardian, World Economic Forum)
    • To fix polarization, get politicians out of cars (Politico)
    • Women face extra challenges on transit (Metro Magazine)
    • California has to overhaul its transportation system to fight climate change (SF Chronicle)
    • Finally, California requires a smog check for trucks. Wasn't this already a thing? It was not (Mercury News)
    • Why congestion pricing make sense (US News)
    • Nobody actually wants to be a "supercommuter" (CityObservatory)
    • Emeryville may scrap parking requirements for all new buildings (East Bay Times)
    • Parking reform will save the city (CityLab)
    • CARB approves Tropical Forest Standard, but it remains controversial (The Real News Network, SF Chronicle)
    • California vs. Trump on climate change (LA Times)
    • Navigation apps are making traffic completely unmanageable (IEEE Spectrum)
    • Uber and Lyft drivers use an app to organize (NY Times)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

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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