Friday’s Headlines
Different ends of the state have different transit futures...
11:56 AM PDT on September 18, 2026
- Measure RTC Campaign Kicks Off (Oaklandside)
- MTC Budget Deficits Could Wipe Out 1/3 of SD Buses, Rail (Union-Trib)
- SF’s Folsom Street Home to Bike Lane Marker of the Damned (Gazeteer)
- LA Metro Ridership Up in August, Strong Growth on New D and A Rail (Linton Bluesky)
- Proposal Could Bring More Roads, Pollution, Etc to Riverside/San Bernadino Forests (OC Reg)
- More On LA Traffic Violence Emergency (CV Weekly)
- Beach Road Being Destroyed by Climate Change (OC Reg)
- Op/Ed: San Francisco Not Ready for E-Bike Revolution (Standard)
- Encinitas Looks at Red Light Cameras (Union-Trib)
- How Can Human Driver “Take Control” of Cyber Cab Without Wheel? (Wall Street Journal)
- Courts Rule Uber Must Give $40 Million to Family of Slain Passenger (OC Reg)
- Transit Needs Congressional Action. Congress Has Left Town (Passenger Transport)
- The Trump Admin Allows Truckers to Driver 16 Hours Per Day, Up from 14 (Reuters)
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