Thursday’s Headlines

The joys and risks of walking; Why is Fresno building so much parking? How much will breaking the law cost if you get caught by a speed camera? More

By Melanie Curry

8:37 AM PDT on September 21, 2023

Image: Santa Cruz Metro

The joys and risks of walking (KQED)
Why is Fresno planning to spend so much money to build parking? (Fresno Bee)
Santa Cruz has some cool-looking buses (Mass Transit)
Taylor Swift, Beyoncé concerts influence planning for future transit in LA (LAist)
Clipper overhaul should mean easier transit fare payment (SF Bay)
Robotaxis: Good? Bad? (Bloomberg)
Pollution from highways affects communities of color more than others (ABC)
Media falls for Republican Senator Janet Nguyen's attention-getting, Democrat-blaming fake attempt to suspend the gas tax (KUSI)
KTLA asks the MOST IMPORTANT question about speed cameras: how much will it cost if you get caught breaking the law?
Inland Empire may be realizing warehouses aren't the way forward (CalMatters)

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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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