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Wednesday’s Headlines

More changes for bullet train, more money burnt on highway widenings, more...

By Damien Newton

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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Damien Newton

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