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Good morning. Lots going on today:

  • With a “perfect score,” Salinas is awarded nearly $10m for a safe school route project (KSBW)
  • 16 San Diego projects applied for Active Transportation Program funding, zero got any (10 News)
  • AAA: Driver behavior – aggressive and distracted driving, speeding – is killing thousands (Smart Cities Dive)
  • Union of Concerned Scientists say that investing in clean and efficient transportation now could save lots of money in the future (Planetizen)
  • MTC votes to study options for sales tax measure to keep Bay Area transit moving (Politico, Palo Alto Daily Post)
  • LA Metro doesn’t plan to end Metro Micro shuttle anytime soon despite costs (LAist)
  • SamTrans looking for ways to serve isolated Half Moon Bay area (Coastside News)
  • LA Metro announces service changes (KTLA)
  • SANDAG considering options for transit to airport, hampered by lack of funding (KPBS)
  • Greenhouse gases are global, so why is it okay to sell old diesel trains for use elsewhere? (Mass Transit)
  • Turning San Francisco’s Great Highway into a pedestrian promenade is part of a larger climate adaptation plan (SPUR)
  • The stakes – and costs – are high in California’s attempts to clean up trucking (CalMatters)
  • How high-speed rail won over the world (but not the U.S.) (The Urban Condition)
  • Santa Monica Airport Conversion project holds major public outreach meeting (Santa Monica Next)
  • Monday’s Headlines
    by Damien Newton
    August 24, 2026
    Duffy’s Corruption in Plain View, Global Warming, Underwater Highway Projects, Sunset Dunes and More….
  • The Week in Short Videos
    by Damien Newton
    August 21, 2026
    LA is repaving the wrong streets, heavy cars are deadly, welcome to Streetsblog San Diego, and more on the craziness of Muni’s ban of bikes on trains.
  • Deadly Forest Lawn Crash Reinforces Push for Safety Improvements Paused by Mayor Bass
    by The Editorial Team
    August 21, 2026
    Three years into Councilmember Raman’s push for a safer Forest Lawn Drive, Mayor Bass anticipates a new design – without eliminating car lanes but with “signal modifications” – will be “forthcoming… very soon.”
  • Weekend Roundup: Transit Month, AC Transit Ghost Buses…
    by The Editorial Team
    August 21, 2026
    …and Emeryville posting lower speed limits
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