Today’s Headlines

8:27 AM PDT on September 13, 2021

Report: Climate-friendly transportation planning makes economic sense (Colorado Public Radio)
US lawmakers to vote this week on transit, high-speed rail funding (Reuters, Washington Post)
Research on pedestrian movements wins IgNobel prize (Expatica)
How to end the American dependence on driving (Vox)
San Jose considers dropping minimum parking requirements (Patch)
Woman sues SF over parking ticket, saying chalk violates her rights (SF Chronicle)
Oakland to get CHP help to "crack down" on speeding, reckless driving (Mercury News)
Homeless "sweep" in Berkeley did not mean everyone there got housing (CapRadio)
Why Berkeley's mayor changed his mind on housing (Business Insider)

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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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