Tuesday’s Headlines

Budget agreement on transit; Some traffic congestion caused by the search for parking; Bill would force companies to talk about climate impacts; More

By Melanie Curry

12:24 PM PDT on June 13, 2023

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CA legislators agree on a budget that includes $1.1B for transit (SF Examiner, KQED, Planetizen, ABC7, Axios SF, Bloomberg)
- Now to get Newsom to agree (Mercury News)
Senate takes a stand against using budget to push through policy (CalMatters)
It's never too late to start riding a bike (Momentum Mag)
Federal highway department confirms ten percent of city traffic is people looking for parking (Parking Reform Network)
Parking cash-out benefits everyone (SSTI)
A racist society is detrimental to health (Vox)
California bill would force corporations to disclose climate impacts (Grist)
Ew: EVs and AVs aggravate motion sickness (The Conversation)
Tesla's autopilot crash numbers are higher than reported (Washington Post)

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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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