Thursday’s Headlines
High-speed buses? OMG.
10:53 AM PDT on May 14, 2026
- Caltrans Wants to Build High-Speed Bus? (KQED)
- HSR CEO Says Central Valley Spine Will Be Done “In our lifetime” (SF Gate)
- Fresno, Central Valley Cities, Oppose Local Tax for CAHSR (Fresno Bee, Fox 26)
- SacRT, More Hours, More Accessibility (SacBee)
- New San Diego Budget Does Nothing for Bike/Ped Cuts (Union-Trib)
- San Mateo Discusses BART Future (DailyJournal)
- OC DA Opens Special Unit for E-Bike/Moto Crashes (NBC 4)
- Pasadena Explores Parcel Tax For Street Repair & Fire (Pasadena Now)
- There’s a Lot of Reasons Suspending the Federal Gas Tax Is Dumb (Wall Street Journal, CNN, PBS, NBC News)
- Duffy’s Dumb Road Trip (NPR)
- Truck Security Company Following Waymo/Waze In Offering Pothole Data (TechCrunch)
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