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Today’s Headlines

8:40 AM PST on January 26, 2022

    • Wow! Caltrans will fight climate change by using "low-carbon cement" for highways that enable carbon-spewing vehicle travel (Edhat)
    • Oakland to end its "slow streets" program (Oaklandside)
    • Rules of the road for a bike dependent city (probably include "don't end slow streets programs") (Arch Daily)
    • San Diego transit deploys private security to monitor passengers on trolleys, buses (Times of San Diego)
    • Bill would provide free transit to public school children (Mercury News headline writer cares only about the cost)
    • The shortage of transit workers is really something (CalMatters)
    • LA Metro wants state money for transit projects (SGV Tribune)
    • Nevada-CA high-speed rail could break ground next year (Forbes)

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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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