Today's Headlines

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By Melanie Curry

7:58 AM PDT on June 1, 2021

E-bikes can be an affordable way to reach climate goals (CalMatters)
OCTA plans to use state funding for fare reduction programs and battery electric pilot (Mass Transit)
LA Metro exploring plan for free transit (LA Times)
Albertson’s begins replacing heavy-duty diesel trucks with electric semis (Fast Company)
Ontario partners with Tesla to bring charging stations downtown (Daily Bulletin)
Study: Airlines claim carbon offsets offer carbon neutrality, but it’s only hot air (Transport & Environment)
Design public spaces for teen girls (Bloomberg)
Empty malls to become housing? (AP)
“Decade-old” project to “unclog” the “worst bottleneck” – highway widening gets funding (Marin Independent Journal)
I-710 widening isn’t dead yet (LA Times)
CTC chair responds to LA Times complaint about high gas prices, slow road repairs

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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