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Don't forget to vote; Transit coordination just makes transit better; New threats to San Clemente rail lines; Another look at voluntary carbon offsets; More

8:25 AM PST on March 5, 2024

  • Don't forget to vote! Here is CalMatters' Election Guide.
    • Some transit agencies are offering free rides on election day (Daily News)
  • Transit coordination leads to better transit and more riders (Planetizen)
  • To fund micromobility, connect it to transit (GovTech)
  • More places along San Clemente rail line threatened with landslides (San Diego Union Tribune)
  • What good to voluntary carbon offsets really do? (Energy Institute at Haas)
  • Newsom launches Caltrans plan to improve Oakland's streets (but he does not mean better bike and pedestrian infrastructure) (Fox2)
  • Coalition wants to hold an Open Streets event on freeway through Balboa Park (KPBS)
  • Golden Gate Bridge awarded $400 million from federal infrastructure bill to finish seismic retrofit (SF Examiner)
  • During the pandemic, white-collar workers moved even farther away from work (NY Times)
  • Washington takes steps to join CA-Quebec cap-and-trade programs (Capital Press)

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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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