Friday’s Headlines
Streetsblog will be off on Monday in celebration of Labor Day.
8:52 AM PDT on September 4, 2026
- Family of Cyclist Killed in WeHo Sues City for Unsafe Streets (WeHo Times)
- NIMBYs Oppose Bicycle Caltrain Underpass (PaloAltoOnline)
- CHP Plans Labor Day Traffic Sting (Pasadena Now)
- People Still Confused by Variable Tolls (Daily News)
- Intercity Buses Are Back! (Smart Cities Dive)
- It’s Time to Start Planning Bike/Walk/Scoot to School Day (Oaklandside)
- All the Ammunition You Need to Argue about Induced Demand (We Can Have Nice Things)
- Even People picked up on the ridiculous “DEI bike lanes” story.
- Public transportation is one of the few places where people from different backgrounds still mix. (Northeastern Global News)
- Labor Day Travel Is Expensive for Some Reason… (OC Register)
- …Oh, It’s Gas Prices (Union-Trib)
- For Some Reason Weather Patterns Are Getting Worse… (SacBee)
- …Oh, It’s Global Warming (LAT)
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