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8:51 AM PDT on June 1, 2023

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  • Humans have really messed up Earth's environmental balance (AP)
  • Santa Monica pushes to slow expansion of Waymo (Santa Monica Next)
  • Clash over planned restrictions on self-driving trucks (Sacramento Bee)
  • Raleigh brings back the chopper bike (BikeRadar)
  • Easy ways to start incorporating bike riding into your life (Momentum Mag)
  • Report: Federal Reconnecting Communities program lacks performance measures (Smart Cities Dive)
  • San Diego Republicans say a housing first policy is at the root of homeless problems (Voice of San Diego)

Find more California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

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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