Thursday’s Headlines
It's hardly news that California has to go it alone on modernizing our transportation system.
10:25 AM PDT on July 17, 2025
- Trump Officially Pulls Funding on CAHSR (Fresno Bee, OC Register)
- Should LA Use Cut-and-Cover to Build Subway Lines? (Next Metro)
- New York vs. S.F. Walking and Biking Rates (Gothamist)
- Speed Bumps on East 21st in Oakland (CBSLocal)
- Chico Breaks Ground on Bike Track (KRCTV)
- Long Beach Asks Robot Delivery Carts to Pack It In for Now (LB Post)
- Newsom Calls on Trump to Pull Rest of Guard from LA (OC Register)
- Despite Trump’s Bluster, Guard Mostly Battled Boredom (LAT)
- R’s Transportation Bill: More for Roads and Planes, Less for Buses and Trains (Mass Transit, Smart Cities Dive)
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