Today’s Headlines

8:26 AM PDT on September 22, 2021

The environmental justice of L.A. County's ban on oil wells (Bloomberg)
What if Congress helped bicycle riders, not drivers? (Slate)
Is the U.S. becoming more bike friendly? (National Geographic)
Bicycle Diaries: Riding with David Byrne's band (NY Times)
Report: Net Zero transportation will cost Asia $$$$ (but what would it cost to NOT do it?) (CNBC)
You really need to cut water use (Mercury News, LA Times, CalMatters)

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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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