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Thursday’s Headlines

What does it take for a city to make progress on Vision Zero?

By Damien Newton

9:10 AM PST on January 22, 2026

Protected bike lanes in Long Beach. Photo: Joe Linton

Fatalties Up in Long Beach, Despite Decade of Vision Zero Pledge (LB Post)
Thumbs Up for LA Metro’s Rail Plan for Sepulveda Pass (LAT)
VTA Plans TOD (SJSpotlight)
Parking Meter Revenue Could Pay for Beachside Pool (LB Post)
Balboa Park Museums Claim Paid Parking Causing 20% Attendance Drop (Union-Trib)
EV Sales Sink 36% After Feds End Subsidies (Union-Trib)
Tariffs Damaging Bike Shops (Union-Trib)
Senators Skeptical About Newsom’s Budget (SacBee)
Amtrak Keeps Current Funding Levels in Rail Funding Bill (Rail Passengers Association)
China Opens Nearly Three Times the New Rail as Rest of World Combined in 2025 (The Transport Politic)
Letters: Sending Teens on Muni is Okay (SFChron)

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