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Today’s Headlines

8:30 AM PDT on October 20, 2021

    • Despite dangers to pedestrians, SD begins project to widen El Cajon Blvd to "solve congestion" (KPBS)
    • Correlations seen between growing number of large SUVs and pedestrian deaths (Urban Wire)
    • Cities looking for ways to end illegal street racing (LA Times)
    • Yup. E-bike deliveries reduce emissions (Fast Company)
    • Here's a city that hasn't had any cars for over a decade - it works (Vice)
    • Ride-share saves neither time, money, NOR the planet (and doesn't cut congestion either) (LA Times)
    • San Diego COASTER to receive $10m in federal funds (Times of San Diego)
    • Former CARB deputy Steve Cliff nominated to run federal highway safety agency (Federal News Network)
    • CTC approves $2.1 billion for transportation projects statewide (The Daily Independent)
    • Pasadena defers action on Caltrans-owned homes (South Pasadena Review)
    • Cut water use, said Newsom. Nah, said Californians (SF Chronicle)
    • Oakland opens its guaranteed income project (SF Chronicle)

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Melanie Curry

Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, since her early days commuting by bike to UCLA long ago. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, and edited Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center. She also earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

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