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  • LA Metro offers free transit in the midst of the fires, outages (Daily News)
  • SF Muni plans service cuts as they face that fiscal cliff we’ve been warned about (SF Chronicle)
  • Marin transit operators realign service coordination (Marin Independent Journal)
  • Goleta gets federal grant to complete a bike and pedestrian undercrossing at Highway 101 (SB Independent)
  • The secret to a better city is a two-wheeler (Mother Jones)
  • An e-bike that can easily replace a car (Forbes)
  • Planned expansion of Highway 37 adds salt marsh restoration; EIR still claims “no significant impact” (Marin Independent Journal)
  • More on CA leaders asking for federal transportation money before administration transitions (Smart Cities Dive)
  • Biden has less than two weeks to approve CA rules on truck and rail emissions (Politico)
  • There’s profit to be reaped from California’s first carbon capture facility (Carbon Credits)
  • AI’s high energy use has tremendous impacts on air pollution (Route Fifty)
  • 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.
  • Legislative Update: Only Floor Votes Left
    by Damien Newton
    August 17, 2026
    There’s only floor votes left in this session, meaning there’s more legislation that has fallen to the side.
  • Monday’s Headlines
    by Damien Newton
    August 17, 2026
    No Fracking off Ventura, Sacramento/Flock, Measure C, Cars on Sidewalks, More…
  • Eyes on the Street: New Concrete-Curb-Protected Bikeway on Clark Avenue in Long Beach
    by The Editorial Team
    August 14, 2026
    The Clark Avenue project included resurfacing, new bike lanes, new/improved ADA-compliant sidewalks, enhanced bus stops, and improved crosswalks
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