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8:21 AM PDT on May 27, 2022

    • Climate change won't wait (IPCC)
    • But CARB's scoping plan misses the chance to do more on climate (EDF)
    • The energy industry shapes CA politics (Politico)
    • The single most important actions cities can take on climate, economy, everything: help reduce car dependence (C40 Cities)
    • Why the bicycle is best for urban transportation (Dallas News)
    • One city is fighting back against big cars (Bloomberg)
    • Ways to reduce traffic fatalities (Route Fifty)
    • More on end to long-planned freeway expansion in L.A. (LA Times)
    • BART to pilot a multi-agency transit pass (Independent News)
    • Metro plans to invest in cleaning transit, but not in increased service (LA Times)
    • Is California still investigating Tesla for self-driving claims? (Gov Tech)
    • A look at L.A.'s iconic 6th Street bridge, and its replacement (The Guardian)
    • Cities use a balanced budget tool to get the public to help with housing solutions, beyond mere complaining (Fast Company)

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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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