Wednesday’s Headlines
More High-Speed Hijinks in the press, transit ridership is up, and the feds. don't seem as clueless as usual...
10:00 AM PDT on April 29, 2026
- CAHSRA Lacks Transparency on Central Valley Station (Fresno Bee)
- Yes, We Saw All the Other CAHSRA Coverage, More Later
- Transit Ridership is Up (KQED, NBCBayArea)
- CicLAvia Urges Event Support In L.A. City Budget (Biking in L.A.)
- Update on SMART Funding Measure (MarinIJ)
- Committee Approves Hydrogen Bus Purchases (Pasadena Now)
- Governor Debates “A Bit of a Mess” (SacBee)
- Here’s the Timeline for Getting/Sending Your Ballot (SacBee)
- Want to Keep the Federal Highway Trust Fund Intact? Cut Spending by Half or Raise Revenue (Eno Center for Transportation)
- Bipartisan Federal Bill Would Streamline Permitting for Rail and Transit (Smart Cities Dive)
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