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Greta Thunberg delivers a speech to the United Nations General Assembly during its 2019 Climate Change conference.

Must Watch: Greta Thunberg Speaks Truth to Power

By Andy Bosselman | Sep 23, 2019

Today Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old climate activist castigated world leaders for offering incremental commitments to address a crisis that could have catastrophic consequences for her generation. We ask our readers to watch the video.

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Gov. Newsom Appoints Tamika Butler to Top Post

By Melanie Curry | Sep 21, 2019

Also, the California State Transportation Agency is ordered to direct investments towards decreasing fuel consumption and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Friday’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Sep 20, 2019 | 1 Comment

California Gov. Gavin Newsom officially signed a new law granting labor rights to Uber and Lyft drivers (HuffPost). Having to actually pay drivers a fair wage could threaten the ride-sharing giants’ existence. So could, Jalopnik points out, a lawsuit against surge pricing. People have always been willing to commute to work half an hour each […]

Angie Schmitt may be riding off into the Streetsblog sunset, but she will never be far from the fight for livable communities. We thank her for years of aggressive, important coverage.

ANGIE SCHMITT: Goodbye, Streetsblog, I Love You

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 20, 2019 | 22 Comments

After nine years at Streetsblog, writer Angie Schmitt is moving on.

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Advocates Mark Bike Progress in Bay Area

By Roger Rudick | Sep 19, 2019

Electric scooters on city streets. Photo: Swagtron

Bikes, Scooters Could Replace So Many Car Trips

By Melanie Curry | Sep 17, 2019 | 4 Comments

Almost half of all car trips in U.S. cities are three miles long or less. That little nugget of information has long been understood, hinted at by U.S. Census surveys, but now a transportation data company has confirmed and expanded on it. INRIX Research constantly collects anonymous travel data from a wide variety of sources. […]

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