Tuesday’s Headlines

What causes Richmond's pollution? (not bike lanes); LA Metro to begin automatic ticketing of bus lane blockers; Dedicated bus lanes improve safety; More

By Melanie Curry

8:37 AM PDT on August 6, 2024

Chevron refinery, Richmond. Image: Center for Land Use Interpretation

What are the sources of Richmond's high pollution levels? (Hint: not bike lanes)(Richmondside)
LA Metro will soon begin automatic ticketing of vehicles blocking bus lanes and stops (KTLA)
Study: Dedicated bus lanes improve safety (SSTI)
Why has the U.S. given up on building subways? (Fast Company)
Writing about transit means writing about climate (Nieman Lab)
Climate researchers map what they think the future climate might be like (LA Times, SF Chronicle)
Why bike-share systems are so expensive despite high ridership (Velo)
A new high-rise dorm changes downtown Berkeley (SF Chronicle)
It shouldn't be so hard to live near your friends (Vox)
Program to tear down highways that broke up neighborhoods needs funding (E&E News)

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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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