Tuesday’s Headlines

Californians demand climate action from legislature; More on fight over right-to-repair for e-bikes; Cars are the root of transportation problems; More

By Melanie Curry

8:43 AM PDT on August 15, 2023

Image: CAHSRA

Californians demand climate action from legislators (Capitol Weekly)
More on the fight over right-to-repair for e-bikes (Canary Media)
Transportation problems all lead back to cars (Next City)
Do Americans really prefer sprawl? (Planetizen)
Judge in Montana climate trial sides with youth plaintiffs against state (AP)
Video: High school students tour high-speed rail construction sites (CAHSRA)
Millions of trees in California are dying (LA Times)
Can SF build the 82K new units it needs? (SF Chronicle)
Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus launches service changes (Santa Monica Next)
In Fresno, FAX expands service to local high schools (Fresnoland)

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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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