Wednesday’s Headlines

The main problem with pedestrian deaths is NOT pedestrians; Norway's push to adopt EVs has produced some major headaches; US Reps set to vote on bill that would block funding for Amtrak, high speed rail; More

By Melanie Curry

8:37 AM PDT on November 1, 2023

Photo: Melanie Curry/Streetsblog

Scientists speak out about the influence on research of fossil-fuel industry funding (Heated)
House set to vote today on bill to cut funding for Amtrak, CA high-speed rail (Trains)
The main problem with pedestrian deaths is not pedestrians (NY Times)
Why Norway is having second thoughts about its push to adopt EVs (Vox)
Build the bike lanes and cargo bikes will follow (GovTech)
CAHSRA releases sustainability report
What Butte County plans to do with its clean energy grant (KRCR)
Caltrans gives details on proposed upgrades to Tiburon Blvd (Marin Independent Journal)
Multiuse trail in Northern Sacramento County to be expanded (Sacramento Bee)
Pacific Coast Highway is a deathtrap (LA Times)

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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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