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Welcome back to the week.
Here’s what we’re looking at today:

  • GM is working on a system to detect and respond to “adversarial pedestrians” (Business Insider)
  • Could Musk kill CA high-speed rail? (Disconnect, Sacramento Bee)
  • Putting a price on pollution invites speculators who are out to make a buck (The Conversation)
  • Santa Clara County leaders don’t want to be part of regional transportation tax measure (Mass Transit)
  • Bay Area toll bridge revenue was diverted from transit (Mercury News)
  • Study: New transit stations don’t need to result in displacement (SSTI)
  • Can LA fix its sidewalks? (Planetizen)
  • LA Metro approves funding for a car-free way to get between San Gabriel and San Fernando valleys (Pasadena Now, Daily News)
  • Opinion: Danville needs to keep its Bicycle Advisory Commission (Mercury News)
  • New lane “helps relieve congestion” on I-15 in Temecula – and encourages more driving (Daily Bulletin)
  • Caltrain plans to move HQ to Millbrae (Patch)
  • Community members discuss future of North Lake Tahoe infrastructure, transportation (Placer County)
  • 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.
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