Today’s Headlines

8:50 AM PDT on May 6, 2022

Climate change clock is ticking (IPCC)
P.S. Recycling plastic is not a thing (Grist)
Santa Clara VTA ready to move forward on BART tunnel (Mercury News)
Yes, thanks: SF BRT is doing well (Planetizen)
Pondering road charges as a replacement for the gas tax (Capital Public Radio)
CA trade unions don't see displacement and pollution as too high a price to pay: jobs! (LA Times)
Getting the kids to school safely in Oakland isn't easy (Oaklandside)
Bay Area transit agencies are finally taking collaboration seriously (NextCity)
Bay Area transit agencies get grants from Caltrans (Bay Link)
To study ancient cities, look not to monuments; analyze the neighborhoods (Aeon)

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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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