Wednesday’s Headlines
More changes for bullet train, more money burnt on highway widenings, more...
9:59 AM PST on January 21, 2026
- CAHSRA Proposes Station Outside Merced (Turlock Journal)
- Marin-Sonoma Highway Widening Boondoggle Continues (MarinIJ)
- More on Torrance Metro Rail Extension (Daily Breeze)
- More on Metro Transit Ambassador Study (UCLA Luskin)
- Construction Underway On SaMo Broadway Safety/Bike Project (SM Next)
- How Income Disparity Shows In Transit (SacBee)
- KCAL Looks At How Driver Avoid Paying Red Light Camera Tickets
- Multiple Ways to Nab Cheaters in Toll Lanes (OC Register)
- Most Housing Built in Car-centric Areas (Realtor)
- Donald Appleyard’s 1981 Book “Livable Streets” Has Been Updated by His Son (Planetizen)
- Senators Tour Kern County ICE Facility, Leave Shaken (Fresno Bee)
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