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8:32 AM PDT on May 22, 2020

Have a great Memorial Day, even if "long weekend" has become somewhat meaningless. Get out there and take a walk, ride a bike, count your steps and miles, and donate to our virtual walk- or bike-athon fundraiser - half of all proceeds will go to California food banks. Donate here. Share a pic, tag it #Walk4Streetsblog or #Bike4Streetsblog.

    • Transit workers are paying a heavy price during the pandemic (Washington Post)
    • SMART moves ahead with plans to acquire freight company (Press Democrat)
    • Coronavirus is not fuel for urbanist fantasies (Curbed)
    • Leaking gas lines may be killing trees in cities (Inside Climate News)
    • Seawalls, beaches, and California's wealth divide (LA Times)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

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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