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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)

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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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