Today’s Headlines

8:24 AM PST on November 29, 2021

The pandemic ain't over yet (CalMatters)
Oregon-born gray wolf who trekked across CA likely killed by a vehicle (AP News)
San Diego trolley ridership jumps with launch of Blue Line extension (Mass Transit)
The trolley doesn't go to the beach, but buses always have (San Diego Union Tribune)
Building an "unrideable bike" to show how bikes work (Interesting Engineering)
Transportation projects expected to get U.S. funds include "important highway expansions" (SF Gate)
SCAG awards $10m to help electrify trucks (Redlands Community News)

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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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