Thursday’s Headlines

Unmet transit needs? Climate credits for cow poop has led to some bad outcomes; Hydrogen is a big distraction; More

By Melanie Curry

8:41 AM PDT on October 19, 2023

Image: Momentum Mag

North Coast municipalities ask about unmet transit needs (KRCR)
Unintended outcomes have California rethinking climate credits for dairy digesters (Cal Matters)
Tips for a first-time bike commute (Momentum Mag)
Hydrogen is a big distraction (LA Times)
Cars are homes for a lot of people (NY Times)
Official clean air measurements have big loopholes (Grist)

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Melanie Curry

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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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