Tuesday’s Headlines

What makes a person on a bike feel comfortable riding? Navigating politically difficult conversations as an advocate; U.S. "Highway Trust Fund" is emptying out; More

8:38 AM PDT on October 24, 2023

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By Melanie Curry

What makes people feel comfortable biking (Toole Design)
Navigating politically difficult conversations as a bike or transit advocate (Carter Lavin)
European Declaration on Cycling aims to "unlock the full potential" of bicycling (Inside EVs)
The U.S. Highway Trust Fund is running on empty (Eno Transportation)
Stanford Hospital was supposed to get its employees to not drive to work, but is failing (Almanac News)
Unhoused people are on the "bleeding edge" of the climate crisis (KQED)
Who is getting all the climate solution investment money? (LAist)
Truck makers are two years ahead of schedule on CA zero-emission truck sales (CARB)
21 new species have gone extinct thanks to human activities (LA Times)
How does the DMV monitor disabled parking placard abuse? (Sacramento Bee)
How new housing bills will change California (SF Chronicle)

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Melanie Curry @StreetsblogCal

Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, since her early days commuting by bike to UCLA long ago. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, and edited Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center. She also earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

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