Wednesday’s Headlines

Breaking: Building transit is good for transit ridership.

By Damien Newton

9:56 AM PDT on March 11, 2026

LA Metro Gold Line A Foothill Overpass. Image: Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority/ LACMTA

Sacramento May Have .5 Cent Sales Tax for Transpo (SacBee)
Fresno County Cities Taking Sides on Pair of Transpo. Taxes (FresnoBee)
Claims that Sunset Dunes Worsened Traffic Don’t Hold Up (theFrisc)
New Light Rail in San Gabriel Valley Brings “Ripple Effect” of New Riders Throughout LA System (Daily News)
Bike Lanes Sprouting for Spring (Biking in L.A.)
San Diego Hospital Says E-Bike Crashes Rose 400% in Recent Years (CBS8)
More on Financial Risk to BART (NYTimes)
Why Is It So Hard to Get Safety Improvements? (LB Post)
Another Tribute to SaMo Cyclist/Videographer MobilityforWho (Momentum)
Cities Can Do Things to Help Visually Impaired (CityLab)
Dems Stand Ready and Willing to Bail Out Trump for High Gas Prices (Roll Call)
Uber Expands Feature Allowing Women to Select Female Driver (ABC News)
Waymos Huge Drain on Public Resources (Futurism)
San Diego Worries About Backlash Against Robotaxis as Unemployment Rises (Union-Trib)
Record Breaking Temps. for SoCal This Weekend (OC Reg)

More Headlines at SBUSA, SBLA, and SBSF

Damien Newton

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