Thursday’s Headlines
LA Metro declares emergency over attacks on bus operators; Some deadly Bay Area streets to see safety fixes; Tax ride-hail to save transit? More
8:00 AM PDT on April 25, 2024
- LA Metro declares emergency over attacks on bus operators (LA Times)
- Santa Maria public transit poised for expansion (Santa Maria Times)
- Deadly Bay Area streets to see some safety fixes (Mercury News)
- Podcast: Why there’s so much resistance to street safety redesigns (Governing)
- A grassroots effort to save Muni by taxing ride-hail (SF Standard)
- City of Glendale launches a climate mobility app (Glendale)
- SF Bay Area’s pollution is worse than LA’s (SF Chronicle)
- What makes urban Mexico’s public spaces work so well (Mexico News Daily)
- Republicans in Congress: Don’t let California set stricter train emission standards (E&E News)
- Stonestown development in SF to include 3500 homes (SF Chronicle)
- A history of NIMBYism (Curbed)
- The climate costs of America’s freeways are not paid equally (Transportation for America)
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Monday’s Headlines
Election preview, gun wielding ICE, street repairs, new trains, Duffman, and more...
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November 1, 2026
DASH Buses to Begin Bus Stop/Bus Lane Camera Enforcement Next Week
Next week LADOT DASH bus automated cameras will begin sending warning notices - with actual $293 tickets starting on January 2, 2027
October 30, 2026
The Week in Short Video
Not all cameras are equal, BRT construction in LA, America's love affair with cars is ending, slow trains in SF, and the frustration of returning money for better bikeways in SD.
October 30, 2026
