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LA Metro Board July 2026 Recap: Open Streets Funding, Governance, Freeway Expansion, and More
It took more than half a year for Metro to approve an additional $1 million for CicLAvia-type events. Other board actions on freeway widening, governance, Pacoima Metrolink, workforce housing, Olympics, and more.
July 23, 2026
The Last Straw: Duffy Asks Senate To ‘Restrict’ Funding For Bike Lanes
The U.S. Transportation Secretary wrongly believes that bike lanes cause traffic and therefore should not be funded.
July 23, 2026
Fare Hikes Coming in San Diego Because of State/Fed. Funding Retreat
Last week, the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) voted to increase fares for San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) and North County Transit District (NCTD.) The two transit agencies together carry nearly 100 million rides every year.
July 23, 2026
LA Mayor Karen Bass Outlines Her Metro Agenda including Fare Free Transit, Bus Lanes
Bass faintly echoes Mamdani's "free fast buses" but after three and a half years of mostly Bass inaction at Metro, her election year conversion sounds tepid and unconvincing
July 23, 2026
Thursday’s Headlines
If I were in San Diego, I'd be going to the Bike Film Fest on Saturday...
July 23, 2026
Advocates Start “Bikes on Board” Campaign for Muni Rail
The one rail operator in the Bay Area that still bans bikes on trains is just going to have to get with the times
July 23, 2026
Milwaukee Mayor Abandons Highway Teardown To Calm Irrational Fears Of Driver Class
Mayor Cavalier Johnson has set aside years of findings that highway removals help revitalize Rust Belt downtowns for the 21st century.
July 22, 2026
Old Caltrain Locomotives Find New Life on Amtrak
Some of Caltrain's F40 locomotives escape the scrapper, pull (or push) trains between San Jose and Sacramento. That should mean more frequent, more reliable service on Amtrak
July 22, 2026
