Tuesday’s Headlines

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

By Melanie Curry

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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