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https://grist.org/climate/covid-19-pushes-google-maps-to-get-more-bike-friendly/

COVID-19 pushes Google Maps to get more bike-friendly Are you a cyclist or a Ford Fiesta? Google Maps finally knows the difference.

https://www.capradio.org/articles/2020/05/26/summer-days-often-feel-much-hotter-if-you-live-in-one-of-californias-historically-redlined-neighborhoods/

Summer Days Often Feel Much Hotter If You Live In One Of California’s Historically Redlined Neighborhoods For decades, communities of color have had fewer resources to develop green space, leading to islands of heat that can be up to 20 degrees hotter than other nearby neighborhoods.

https://e360.yale.edu/features/in-california-a-push-grows-to-turn-dead-trees-into-biomass-energy

In California, A Push Grows to Turn Dead Trees into Biomass Energy As forests in California and the Western U.S. are hit by rising numbers of fires and disease outbreaks related to climate change, some experts argue that using dead and diseased trees to produce biomass energy will help to restore forests and reduce CO2 emissions.

COVID-19 presented cities with fresh observations of climate trends, marking a crucial time for leaders to weave climate change mitigation into recovery efforts.

Observing recovery through a climate 'magnifying glass' COVID-19 presented cities with fresh observations of climate trends, marking a crucial time for leaders to weave climate change mitigation into recovery efforts.

https://www.architectmagazine.com/technology/invasive-species-becomes-a-hot-commodity-for-low-carbon-supply-chains_o?utm_source=newsletter&utm_content=Article&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ABU_052620&

https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2020/05/commute-car-traffic-transit-bike-remote-work-coronavirus/611365/

How Will Americans Commute After Lockdowns End? Will car traffic surge as lockdowns end, or will millions of Americans decide to bike, walk, or work from home permanently? Emerging research offers some hints.

https://www.calbike.org/caltrans-adds-complete-streets-shopp/?utm_source=CalBike+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=71e7771726-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_16_10_53_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5f10494028-71e7771726-114136185&mc_cid=71e7771726&mc_eid=57930b6269

California Bicycle Coalition Applauds Caltrans Move to Add Complete Streets to SHOPP Projects - CalBike The Caltrans Complete Streets policy, unveiled at the May CTC meeting, is a huge step toward building safe streets for all Californians.

“We want this period to be a breakthrough in biking culture, and the bicycle to be the little queen of deconfinement,” France’s environment minister, Élisabeth Borne, announced on April 30.

One way the coronavirus could transform Europe’s cities: More space for bikes European cities are already reclaiming portions of busy thoroughfares to install new bike lanes.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200504-which-trees-reduce-air-pollution-best

The best trees to reduce air pollution Urban trees can help cut air pollution from New York to Beijing, but which trees do the best job? Future Planet weighs up the options.