Thursday’s Headlines

The hottest month, so far. Is this okay? Still fighting for a law to end oil drilling near schools; Federal guidance subtly but firmly encourages highway building; Quiet bus heist in Modesto; Red light cameras in SF; More

By Melanie Curry

8:44 AM PDT on July 27, 2023

Hottest month on record. Is this fine? (LA Times)
Gulf Stream could collapse soon because of changing ocean temperatures (The Guardian)
Is it really political? Yes. New group forms to support law ending oil drilling near schools (SF Chronicle)
How federal guidance on "value of time" helps justify destructive, divisive, climate-wrecking highway building (Smart Growth America)
Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition tells Swifties how to get to the concert at Levi's stadium without a car
City of Berkeley is adding new housing at record rates - not so much of it affordable (Berkeleyside)
A proposed bike/ped bridge from DT Oakland to Alameda may have opponents, but there's plenty of support (Oaklandside)
Bus heist in Modesto by careful, knowledgeable thief (CBS News)
Some San Francisco intersections to get red light cameras (SF Chronicle)
Taking a bus from Detroit to LA (The Guardian)

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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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