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Want to save the planet? Save transit; Caltrain begins testing electric trains; Fighting for a Dutch-inspired transportation shift; More

8:14 AM PDT on June 8, 2023

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  • Want to save the planet? Save the bus (NRDC)
  • Fighting like an American for a Dutch-inspired transportation shift (Carter Lavin)
  • Caltrain begins testing of first electric trains (Mass Transit)
  • A ferry versus real transportation needs (Berkeleyside)
  • How to build a 15-minute city with bicycles at the center (Momentum)
  • How unchecked "excess emissions" ballooned in Texas (Grist)
  • Biden wants a new national lab to study effects of climate change on disadvantaged communities (Science)
  • California renters are struggling (LA Times)
  • Neighborhoods benefit from transforming vacant lots (Pew)

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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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