Today’s Headlines

8:31 AM PDT on September 29, 2021

How the stop sign bill could make intersections safer - if Governor Newsom signs it *hint hint* (Press Democrat)
The six stages of bicycle enlightenment (Outside)
California extends road mileage tax pilot (PEW)
The federal DOT could shut down if infrastructure bill fails (Washington Post)
The "unstoppable appeal" of highway expansion (Bloomberg)
How California's law to diversity boardrooms is affecting corporate America (LA Times)
Worker shortage is contributing to pile up of container ships waiting at LA ports (CNBC)

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Melanie Curry

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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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