Monday’s Headlines

E-bike is a life changer; Transit agencies try to reinvent themselves; New on-demand transit in Sonoma-Marin; Modesto celebrates bus depot; More

By Melanie Curry

8:51 AM PDT on June 19, 2023

Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Alia Smith.

My e-bike changed my life (Slate)
Modesto celebrates reborn bus depot (Modesto Bee)
Transit agencies try to reinvent themselves (NY Times)
Sacramento launches outreach process for its Active Transportation Plan (ABC10)
Caltrans seeks input on pedestrian crossings on Highway 12 at El Verano (Sonoma News)
Railroad companies sue CA over CARB emission rules (Supply Chain Brain)
San Diego County Coaster rail expansion downsizes; agency to sell locomotives (San Diego Union Tribune)
Union, MTS come to agreement to restore service on some San Diego bus routes (Patch)
On-demand transit service with connections to SMART launches (Sustainable Bus)
Will Newsom's Delta plan hold up the budget? (CalMatters)

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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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