Friday’s Headlines

Stop ignoring e-bikes as a climate solution; Legislature passes budget but fights remain; SMART is in better shape than other transit agencies; More

By Melanie Curry

8:37 AM PDT on June 16, 2023

From Treehugger. Westend61 / Getty Images

Stop ignoring e-bikes (Treehugger)
Legislature passes budget with transit money, but Newsom mum on whether he'll sign it (Oaklandside, CalMatters, Mercury News, Sacramento Bee)
Sonoma-Marin rail SMART has steadily built ridership and is in better shape than other agencies (North Bay Business)
Where do we go? San Diego homeless residents face a ban on camping (Voice of San Diego)
Fight for Assembly leadership leaves bitter aftertaste (Politico)
Youth testify at climate trial against the state of Montana (The Guardian)

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Melanie Curry

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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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