Wednesday’s Headlines

Responding to criticism of public transit; New San Joaquin trains; Bus companies adopting fuel cell vehicles; More

8:17 AM PST on March 6, 2024

Responding to criticism of public transit (Planetizen)
More on new San Joaquin trains (KTLA)
Man walking across America reaches Durham, NC (Indy Week)
Bicycle deaths are rising in New York city, but falling as a percentage of bike riders (New York Times)
Bus companies are going big on fuel cells (Utility Dive)
Turnover in the legislature is to the benefit of women - and voters (Capitol Weekly)

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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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