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8:39 AM PDT on March 23, 2023

    • Dire new IPCC report on climate summarized by Earth Negotiations Bulletin
    • Oil profit penalty strategy passes first test (CalMatters, Sacramento Bee)
    • Every Oakland city council member names road safety as a budget priority (Oaklandside)
    • Federal e-bike tax incentive proposal is back (Bicycling)
    • Much more work needs doing to shift from cars (GovTech)
    • The planet can do better than electric cars (Slate)
    • LA Mayor's plan to combat homelessness, not homeless people (Bloomberg)
    • Why are public restrooms so rare? (NY Times)

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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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