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What that rapidly approaching climate threshold will mean; It took a bus driver's death to show how dangerous UC Santa Cruz campus shuttles are; Try an e-cargo bike and you'll probably like your car less; More

By Melanie Curry

8:53 AM PST on February 2, 2024

Image: Strong Towns

What that rapidly approaching climate threshold really means (LA Times)
Asm Leader Rivas appoints a car dealer to the CTC (Politico)
After a bus driver dies, CHP investigation shows UC Santa Cruz campus shuttles are too dangerous to use (Lookout, UC Santa Cruz)
Worries increase about landslide in San Clemente (KTLA)
Labor worries that the push to electrify ports will displace them (Politico)
Study: Once people try a cargo e-bike, they like their cars a lot less (Ars Technica)
California legislature only got a B for climate action; find your representative’s vote scores (California Environmental Voters, Sacramento Bee)
Bus bench activists shame Berkeley into action (Planetizen)
Some residents vow to fight Santa Rosa infill transit oriented development (Northern California Public Media)
How can we stop harassment on public transportation (San Jose Spotlight)
Head of BART San Jose extension says cost estimates could go even higher (Mercury News)

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Melanie Curry

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