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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)
  • Friday’s Headlines
    by Damien Newton
    May 1, 2026
    It’s a mostly “bad news” set of links. Brace yourself.
  • The Week in Short Videos
    by Damien Newton
    May 1, 2026
    E-bike/e-moto legislation, self-driving big rigs, and new TOD in LA.
  • Santa Monica Is First In State to Launch Automated Bike Lane Enforcement
    by The Editorial Team
    May 1, 2026
    State’s first AI bike lane enforcement goes live.
  • Friday Video: Take Transit to the World Cup … If You Can Afford It
    by The Editorial Team
    April 30, 2026
    Why are some cities forced to charge high fares to World Cup visitors who want to take the train, while others are giving away rides nearly for free?
  • Good Public Transit + Good Public Funding = Good Public Health
    by The Editorial Team
    April 30, 2026
    Transit agencies need to do more to remind policy makers of the connection between good public transportation and good public health, a report argues.
  • Ribbon Cutting Celebrates New Mixed-Use Affordable Housing at Vermont/Santa Monica Metro Station
    by The Editorial Team
    April 30, 2026
    Little Tokyo Service Center’s new Santa Monica & Vermont Apartments provide 185 affordable units, half permanent supportive housing and half low-income
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