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8:30 AM PST on November 23, 2021

    • LA tripped over its duty to fix broken sidewalks (LA Times)
    • Westwood neighbors hope to convert a street to a pedestrian plaza (Daily Bruin)
    • Just give free e-bikes to everyone who wants one (New York Times)
    • E-bikes are changing the bicycle industry (Bicycle Retailer)
    • San Diego Airport launches free electric shuttles to Old Town Transit Center (Times of San Diego, Pacific San Diego)
    • Despite local opposition, transit authorities in Del Mar plan to fence off railroad tracks (Mass Transit)
    • City of Berkeley landmarked a gas station, but it will be replaced by housing anyway (Berkeleyside)
    • California's tool to identify its most vulnerable communities misses some in SF (SF Chronicle)
    • In redistricting process, the stakes are high (Capitol Weekly)
    • State agency pushes for explanation from SF on rejection of housing developments (SF Chronicle)
    • Using wood in construction can have climate benefits (Greenbiz)
    • Meanwhile, LA is considering banning wood-frame construction (Pacific Research)

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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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