Wednesday’s Headlines

The calm pleasure of riding a bus; What we invest in shows what we care about; Why building public transit is so expensive; Budget news; More

By Melanie Curry

8:51 AM PDT on June 28, 2023

Taljat / Sign indicating access to multiple transportation modes

Riding the bus can be a real pleasure (Knee Deep Times)
What are we investing in? That’s where our values are (Planetizen)
Why building public transit in the US costs so much (NPR)
Making streets safer by getting people out on bikes in Oakland (Oaklandside)
Signed budget includes $5 billion for transit (KRON4, SF Standard, SF Examiner)
- Newsom’s push for Delta Tunnel project got left out of budget deal (Sacramento Bee)
Study finds benefits of pandemic parklets went far beyond health, well-being (UCLA Luskin Center)
Giant one-way stroad in Central Bakersfield gets a pedestrian crossing beacon (Turn to 23)
Now they’ve done it: Here’s a (working) bike without wheels (Laughing Squid)

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Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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