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Happy New Year!
Here’s some end-of-2024 headlines to see you through:

  • How sustainable is cycling, really? (Cycling Weekly)
  • What age is “too old to ride a bike”? That’s the wrong question (Patriot Ledger)
  • Lots of transit agencies are offering free rides on New Years’ Eve (Times of San Diego, Mountain View Voice, KPBS, KTVU)
  • More people died in traffic crashes than by homicide in San Francisco in 2024 (SF Chronicle)
  • Safety advocates say there’s progress, but not enough, not fast enough (SF Examiner)
  • CHP still blaming victims and vehicles when a pedestrian dies, even in a hit-and-run (Bakersfield.com)
  • New state law will allow San Diego area cities to ban children from riding e-bikes, but no word on which cities might do so (NBC)
  • Challenges faced by California’s high-speed rail program (Yahoo!)
  • Don’t forget that if you park near intersections you can be ticketed (Berkeley Scanner)
  • Camarillo plans an undercrossing at its rail station (Moorpark Acorn)
  • USDOT gives grants to projects that help modernize the process of following federal environmental law (NEPA) (Mass Transit)
  • A causeway linking Singapore and Malaysia is a bottleneck – but they are not considering widening it to solve congestion (Channel News Asia)
  • Tuesday’s Headlines
    by Damien Newton
    August 18, 2026
    A Santa Monica driver makes the case for concrete road dividers, More CAHSRA shenanigans, Rideshare and AV news, Mayor Bass Almost Fills a pothole and more…
  • Close Friends, Family Hold Emotional Vigil for Reginald Foreman, 2nd Call Worker Gunned Down While Cleaning Up Crenshaw Blvd.
    by The Editorial Team
    August 18, 2026
    A community reels as family and friends try to make sense of a senseless loss
  • At Vigil, Advocates Demand a Safer Market Street
    by The Editorial Team
    August 17, 2026
    When the previous mayoral administration cancelled the protected bike lanes, they sentenced a future cyclists or scooterist to death. The person’s name turned out to be Yebin Kim.
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