Monday’s Headlines

Why drivers block sidewalks instead of parking in their garages; Santa Rose police easily nab distracted drivers; Cars are $$$$; EV owners are making electricity cheaper for everyone; More

By Melanie Curry

8:39 AM PDT on April 15, 2024

Why drivers park on the sidewalk instead of in their garages (SF Standard)
Opinion: New data shows why cars should be kept off Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley (Berkeleyside)
Santa Rosa police issue 217 citations for distracted driving in one week (Press Democrat)
The cost of owning and operating cars is driving inflation (Eno Center for Transportation)
Report: EV owners are driving down the cost of proving electricity for everyone (Quartz)
How transit agencies can outsource operations, successfully (SmartCitiesDive)
Supreme Court: Builders can challenge impact fees (LA Times)
Is the builder's remedy bringing housing? (Mercury News)
Oakland development above BART is like a dense neighborhood in one building (Fast Company)
Google threatens to remove California content in response to Journalism Protection bill (Politico)

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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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