Today’s Headlines

8:43 AM PDT on March 21, 2023

Cargo bikes cut congestion and pollution (The Guardian)
Sprawl and car-dependence makes being a parent much harder (Romper)
Feds announced $86.8 million grant for West Valley Connector BRT in San Bernardino County (FTA)
Response to That Article About Crime on Transit in LA Times (LA Times)
Like it or not, Berkeley will be getting some new housing towers (SF Chronicle)
Governor and legislative leaders come to agreement on oil company price gouging measure (SF Chronicle)
Cruise is asking DMV to allow it to test AVs everywhere in California (Spectrum)
A maritime law that makes driving harder (The Atlantic)

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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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