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Today’s Headlines

8:21 AM PDT on March 22, 2023

    • New IPCC report on climate: Transportation must change, fossil fuels must go (Heated, SF Gate)
    • Walking around is good for kids (The Conversation)
    • NACTO study says bike lanes need to evolve to include more than bikes (BikePortland)
    • Who is driving e-cars? (CalMatters)
    • Study: People adapt to congestion by driving less; also, free parking encourages driving (SSTI)
    • Sierra Club wants State Route 37 (across top of San Francisco Bay) to be elevated
    • Downtowns have always evolved and will continue to do so (Governing)
    • Not funny: Affordable housing is beyond the reach of many (Informed Content)
    • CA to build tiny homes (Route Fifty)

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Melanie Curry
@StreetsblogCal

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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