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Oakland is first in nation to have 100% electric school buses; Nontrain riders can ride Amtrak buses; Waymos are having "close calls" with crossing guards; More

8:45 AM PDT on August 20, 2024

  • Oakland is first in nation with 100% electric school bus fleet (Electrek)
  • Amtrak buses are now open to non-train riders - who can now travel from Redding to Chico (Redding Searchlight)
  • Petition: Californians for Electric Rail say: Electrify Metrolink now! (Action Network)
  • A "bright future" for intercity buses? (SmartCitiesDive)
  • Crossing guards in SF say Waymo cars are endangering them and children (NBC)
  • Weigh in: Plan Bay Area is holding public workshops (The Bay Link)
  • San Francisco's bike plan is behind schedule and stirring up confusion (SF Standard)
  • Bikes provide crucial transportation for schoolgirls in India (BBC, Business Insider)
  • How should cities use land freed up by highway removal? (NextCity)
  • California Wildlife Reconnected team is driving around the state to visit potential wildlife crossing locations (PR Newswire)

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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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