Today’s Headlines

8:28 AM PDT on May 25, 2022

Climate change is headed this way (IPCC)
Two CA bills would accelerate the fight against climate change (NRDC)
We could cut traffic deaths, if we had the political will (Jalopnik)
Ford is testing speed limiting technology. In Europe (Automotive World)
Cities want a say in federal auto safety standards (Route Fifty)
NTSB releases report on Sacramento light rail vehicle crash (RT&S)
Bike commuting is growing (Planetizen)
San Diego cracks down on scooter parking, sidewalk riding (San Diego Union Tribune)
CA High-Speed Rail program pursues federal infrastructure funds (CAHSRA)
CA tightens water rules (San Diego Union Tribune)
- The rules are here: (CA Water Boards)
Emissions, climate implications of land use regulations (Urban Institute)
People are still working remotely, if they can; cities adapt (Pew)

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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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