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Here we are at Friday. Don’t forget to support Streetsblog California!
And here are today’s headlines:

  • BART, ferry services pause briefly after earthquake, tsunami warning (CBS)
  • Controversial SURF! busway in Monterey moves forward (KAZU)
  • No SMART service next weekend (Dec 14-15) for testing, construction (North Bay Business Journal)
  • Lake Tahoe considers a hydrofoil ferry to get people around congestion (Mass Transit)
  • County Board of Supervisors approves funding for expanded winter shuttles, expanded transit service at Tahoe (Placer County)
  • UC Riverside campus bus ridership has risen sharply (Inside UCR)
  • What Trump’s election could mean for California’s High-speed Rail Program (Forbes)
  • What’s the biking equivalent of 10K steps a day? (Cycling Weekly)
  • Streetsblog San Diego: Finish the Rapid 215
    by Damien Newton
    July 27, 2026
    It should not be controversial to prioritize a full bus over a line of single occupancy vehicles.
  • Oakland’s Franklin Street Protected Bike Lane Nears Completion
    by The Editorial Team
    July 27, 2026
    Can “robust routine bikeway upgrades” become the norm when a city repaves a street?
  • Monday’s Headlines
    by Damien Newton
    July 27, 2026
    I’m back at the con. Streetsblog CAL will resume normal publishing/video/podcasting today.
  • The Week in Short Videos
    by Damien Newton
    July 24, 2026
    L.A. mega-event transportation past and future, high-speed rail, that D is getting longer, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on bicycling
  • Friday’s Headlines
    by Damien Newton
    July 24, 2026
    Man, those Fresno County politicians really screwed up the sales tax.
  • Report: Waymo Surpasses The Way-Too-Low Human Driver Safety Bar
    by The Editorial Team
    July 23, 2026
    “Safer than humans” is better than nothing, but it’s still an unlivable standard.
  • LA Metro Board July 2026 Recap: Open Streets Funding, Governance, Freeway Expansion, and More
    by The Editorial Team
    July 23, 2026
    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.
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