Today’s Headlines

8:39 AM PDT on April 20, 2021

CA bill looking to put safety before speed is part of a nationwide trend (LA Times)
It took a decade, but the town of Muscoy is finally getting sidewalks (SBSun)
Earth Day 2021: Join the Youth Climate Summit (Teen Vogue)
San Bernardino chooses developer for Carousel Mall who plans to turn it into downtown hub (SBSun)
Santa Clarita rep Garcia joins other CA Republicans in urging feds not to fund CA High-Speed Rail (Signal SCV)
Californians found out what it's like to not have to commute, and don't want to go back (Mercury News)
All-electric cars and trucks will save bucks, but need policies to make it happen (Utility Dive)
Retired rail cars repurposed in Long Beach (LB Post)
Columnist laments California's Gas Tax (OC Register)
Biden’s transpo budget is a mini version of his jobs plan: money for transit and a focus on racial equity. (WaPo)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

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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