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Evictions are spiking; They fixed that freeway in ten days, why can't they fastrack other transportation modes? More

By Melanie Curry

8:52 AM PST on November 20, 2023

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Evictions are spiking (CalMatters)
Where did all those unhoused people get pushed to during APEC? Not far (San Jose Mercury News)
They fixed the freeway in ten days. Why can't other transportation projects be fast tracked? (LA Times)
Many people rode LA Metro while the freeway was closed. Will they continue? (Daily News)
Taking public transit from the Inland Empire to DTLA museum (Redlands Daily Facts)
Inside the race to fix the freeway (LA Times)
Yet AGAIN the bike proves faster than a car (FOX)
FTA seeks public comment on transit safety oversight rules (Mass Transit)
Caltrans seeks public comment on Highway 58 project through Tehachapi (Tehachapi News)
Strong winds and dust shut down a different freeway: I-15 near the border (Victor Valley Daily Press)
Tumultuous city council meeting leads to arrests; frustrated community members got in trouble for "cussing" (Daily Bulletin)
CA strikes another blow against rooftop solar (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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