Today’s Headlines

8:36 AM PDT on November 5, 2021

Dense, walkable places command top dollar because they are in short supply (Strong Towns)
LA County sheriffs: "Criminals use bikes" excuse for harassing thousands of bike-riding BIPOC (LA Times)
Unmet transit needs in Santa Barbara County? Speak up (Noozhawk)
Stop greenwashing fossil fuels (CalMatters)
Even with new gas tax, maintenance backlog remains (Bond Buyer)
MTC: Bay Area roads are in about the same condition as last year (East County Today)
Biden the e-bike president??? (E&E News)
Serious mismatch: Worker shortage, but millions of workers can't find work that pays a living wage (CalMatters)

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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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