Wednesday’s Headlines

Speed and road design are major factors in road injuries; Sacramento's poorly designed streets contribute to hit-and-runs; E-bikes not for kids; More

8:47 AM PDT on June 21, 2023

By Melanie Curry

Key factors in road injuries: speed, technology, and road design (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Sacramento's poorly designed streets contribute to a hit-and-run crashes (Sacramento Bee)
Survey: People become homeless because housing costs too damn much (LA Times)
LA Metro Ambassadors are here to help (The Source)
Best practices from bike advocacy websites (Carter Lavin)
In CA, local governments are supposed to be addressing environmental justice. Tulare is being tested (Fresnoland)
Youth lawsuit against Montana on climate draws to a close (AP)
E-bike and scooter batteries cause fires in Berkeley (Berkeleyside)
E-bikes are not for kids (Wired)
Some SF Muni routes are more popular than before the pandemic (SF Chronicle)
Fresno council meets in private to discuss infrastructure needs, budget (Fresnoland)
There's money, so Riverside County will widen some highways (Patch)
Delta tunnels! says Newsom. Absolutely not, say lawmakers (CalMatters)

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Melanie Curry

Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, since her early days commuting by bike to UCLA long ago. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, and edited Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center. She also earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

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