Thursday’s Headlines

There's new transit funding available, CA needs to access it; Bus shelters are not some optional perk; Biking is up nationwide; More

By Melanie Curry

8:47 AM PDT on September 28, 2023

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There is new funding for transit service available, and CA has to figure out how to access it (NRDC)
FTA awards grants for Tribal transit programs (Planetizen)
LA City Council approves $30M for bus shelters (Daily News)
Bus shelters are not optional perks - they're crucial (LA Times)
Bicycling trips have increased nationwide by a third since 2019 (Smart Cities World)
Pedestrian bridge over a freeway to be torn down, and everyone has opinions (Oaklandside)
In Denver, authorities put up little green men at dangerous intersections to warn pedestrians to be careful. Instead of, you know, making the road safer (Denverite)
CA cities are using AI to help manage pothole repairs, parking violations (SF Chronicle)
Toxic chemicals buried and dumped along the coast will come back to haunt as sea levels rise (Mercury News)
Providing clean drinking water is a struggle (LA Times
Study: Unused parking adds $2M+ to cost of multifamily housing (Smart Cities Dive)

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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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