Today’s Headlines

8:03 AM PDT on October 12, 2021

Stop sign and jaywalking bills rejected by Newsom at the last moment (Bicycle Retailer)
Contactless bank card fare payment: Only on Monterey-Salinas Transit (and Sacto light rail) (Cyclelicious)
Dreaming of cleaner air through transportation investments (Fresno Bee)
Caltrans finalizes 2021 Interregional Transportation Strategic Plan (Lake County News)
Google Maps searches will show the lowest-carbon journey BY CAR (Grist)
Rethinking long-distance travel (The Guardian)
VW CEO says: Ride a bike (Driving)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

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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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