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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)
  • The Week in Short Videos
    by Damien Newton
    August 14, 2026
    Welcome songs, cameras, daylighting, Fresno County, and e-bikes/motos.
  • Friday’s Headlines
    by Damien Newton
    August 14, 2026
    So much confusion and delay.
  • Friday Video: How Red Curbs and Bike Racks Can Save Lives
    by The Editorial Team
    August 13, 2026
    What is daylighting, and how can cities use it to increase street safety?
  • Trump’s New ‘Roadway Safety Strategy’ Leaves Out The Good Parts
    by The Editorial Team
    August 13, 2026
    The Trump administration’s new blueprint for improving the nation’s poor road-safety record ignores well-established safety measures and leaves vulnerable road users completely out of the picture — a roadmap that advocates said would not change the ongoing road death crisis that is increasingly unique to the United States.
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