Tuesday’s Headlines

E-bikes are the future; Fullerton needs better infrastructure; How did SMART sidestep the fiscal cliff? We could fix things faster if we wanted; More

By Melanie Curry

8:50 AM PDT on June 20, 2023

Image from National Geographic

Yes, National Geographic, electric bikes ARE the future of transportation
Fullerton needs better infrastructure (Fullerton Observer)
LA's short regional connector changes its whole subway system (Human Transit)
How did SMART sidestep the "fiscal cliff"? (North Bay Business)
We could fix things a lot faster - if we wanted to (Washington Post)
NY Times finds the EV rideshare program in the Central Valley
Tolled border crossing between Tijuana and San Diego making progress (Voice of San Diego)
Survey of California homeless residents shows why so many are on the streets (CalMatters)
Rents rising, and evictions are higher than they were pre-pandemic (AP)
A bit more on Newsom's infrastructure proposal (JD Supra)
California's way forward on reducing truck emissions is complex (Tank Transport)
A network of "phony groups" is opposing CA oil regulations (SF Chronicle)

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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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