Tuesday’s Headlines

We must prioritize pedestrian dignity; Climate fraud in regional transportation plans; Burning Man's carbon footprint; More

By Melanie Curry

8:40 AM PDT on August 22, 2023

Photo: Don Kostelec

Prioritize pedestrian dignity (Strong Towns)
More on bill that would have hiked bridge tolls to pay for transit (SF Gate, Mercury News)
The climate fraud in regional transportation plans - a warning from Oregon (City Observatory)
Changes promised at SF intersection where young girl was killed (ABC7, SF Chronicle)
San Diego's best transit-oriented development (San Diego Union Tribune)
San Jose area transit is recovering ridership faster than most (Mass Transit)
Striking Visalia transit workers ratify a new contract (Mass Transit)
Unions are not opposing new housing laws in California so much (Vox)
Burning Man's carbon footprint (48hills)

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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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