Thursday’s Headlines

RSR bridge path fate considered; GM recalls its driverless vehicles; Oil lobby $ is $$$$$; More

By Melanie Curry

8:39 AM PST on November 9, 2023

Richmond San Rafael Bridge. Photo by Warren Wells

Editor's note: Streetsblog will be taking a break tomorrow, Friday, November 11, for Veteran's Day

California leads on climate and equity policy - now it's time for action (NRDC)
MTC discusses fate of Richmond San Rafael Bridge bike path (SF Chronicle)
General Motors recalls driverless vehicles after Cruise license suspended (Press Democrat, Wall Street Journal)
Metro program teaches seniors how to ride public transportation (ABC7)
People are just happier in a walkable neighborhood (The Guardian)
Transit infrastructure needs to be climate resilient (Transportation for America)
Oil industry spends big on lobbying in California (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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