Monday’s Headlines
Lots of projects underway up and down the state as we head into the end of the year.
7:57 AM PST on December 1, 2025
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- Malibu Approves Massive PCH Project (SMDP)
- Caltrans Begins Massive Repaving Project In West SF (SFGate)
- Free Carpool for EV Driver’s Officially Over, Tickers $490 (SF Chron)
- “Casual Carpool” Returns! (East Bay Times)
- Rancher Blocks Access to Bike/Ped Trail in Fremont (KPIX)
- Sunnyvale Residents Push Back on Road Safety Project (SVVoice)
- Mixed Review of Plan to Reduce Traffic in Downtown Vista (OC Register)
- USDOT’s Highway Trust Fund Has Been Insolvent for Decades (Fortune; paywall)
- R’s commitment to Defund Walking and Biking Trails Is Bad (The Rails to Trails Conservancy)
- Fed. Complete Street Grants Often Go To Unsafe Highways (Strong Towns)
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