Today’s Headlines

8:31 AM PDT on June 14, 2021

Maybe keep the mask on for now: Unvaccinated groups continue to see high infection rates (CalMatters)
It's gonna be hot this week (SF Chronicle)
Youth climate march from Paradise arrives at Golden Gate Bridge (SF Chronicle)
What if we designed cities for the safety of people? (Globe and Mail)
We could have cheaper greener energy, but rate setting needs reform (CalMatters)
Infrastructure bill needs to be followed by a climate change bill (Forbes)
State of the Cities report: Infrastructure, public safety, pandemic recovery (Smart Cities Dive)
Orange County cities sue over state housing mandates (Voice of OC)
The problem with improving transportation but not access (Human Transit)
London uses road fees to tackle pollution, inequality (The City Fix)
Could rush hour actually change? (NY Times)

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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