Today’s Headlines

8:31 AM PDT on July 13, 2022

Have you read the report on climate change yet? (IPCC)
Smart Growth America releases updated Dangerous By Design report on pedestrian deaths
CARB's emission reduction plan is wimpy (CalMatters)
San Mateo County makes free youth transit pass permanent (Mass Transit)
Millions awarded for transit funding throughout state (Progressive Railroading)
BART hires a hawk to solve its pigeon problem (SF Gate)
Buildings are designed for men, and thus less efficient than they could be (Fast Company)
Milan, Italy turns streets into popular plazas for people (Forbes)

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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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