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8:21 AM PDT on May 17, 2022

    • It's Bike to Work Week, and that means free Metrolink rides for bike riders (Pasadena Now)
    • California Budget and Policy Center on Newsom's budget proposal: It's doesn't do enough for people who really need help (especially the part about payments for car owners)
    • Legislative Analyst's Office on Newsom's budget proposal: it's too risky; increase reserves
    • USDOT gives out $5 billion (over 5 years) for street safety (AP News)
    • Fare-free transit hasn't reduced car trips (Planetizen)
    • Lompoc looks to improve its street safety (KEYT)
    • Plan for transit connection to San Diego airport meets skepticism from elected leaders (Mass Transit)
    • AVs will soon be hard to distinguish from other cars, and that's not good (Technology Review)
    • Autonomous robot deliveries coming to LA (PC Mag)
    • Bike parking needs to catch up (Treehugger)
    • In Fresno, tenants of mobile home park hope to buy it for themselves (PBS)
    • Why LA is failing on homelessness (The Guardian)
    • Oh, and don't forget to do something today about climate change (IPCC)

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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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