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Why does it always take a tragedy?

By Damien Newton

10:22 AM PDT on October 24, 2025

Richmond San Rafael Bridge. Photo by Warren Wells

Child Dies Where Advocates Had Begged for Signage, Crosswalks (Union-Tribune)
New State Transit Oriented Development Law (SB 79) (NationalLawReview)
Palo Alto Grapples with Transit Housing Law (PaloAltoPost)
Monday Marks the End of Bike Commuting Via the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge (MercNews)
Pasadena North Fair Oaks Project Includes Road Diet (Pasadena Now)
More On Culver City Robertson Complete Street (CC Crossroads, Urbanize)
Volunteers Help Keep Kern Bike Path Safe Since Nobody Else Will (ABC 23)
Lime To Bring New Limeglider E-Scooters To L.A. (NBC4)
Billionaires Got Trump to Back off Surge in S.F. (SFChron)
Caltrans Clears Encampents on 99 Outside of Bakersfield (Bakersfield Now)
Report: Fixing infrastructure Better for Jobs Than Building Highways (State Smart Transportation Initiative)
Torched On Massive LAX Roadway Widening
Anaheim Considers Ballot Measure on Raising Fees for Tickets, Parking (OC Register)
Head on Crash Causes Massive Oil Spill on Central CA City (Fresno Bee)
USDOT’s War on Sikh Truckers (SacBee)
“What Went Wrong” When Marines Fired Ordinance Near Freeway (OC Register)
- Uhm…a lot?
Actually, Kid Should Play in the Street (The Conversation)

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