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Good morning. Here’s some news, if you can take it.

  • 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)
  • The Week in Short Videos
    by Damien Newton
    August 21, 2026
    LA is repaving the wrong streets, heavy cars are deadly, welcome to Streetsblog San Diego, and more on the craziness of Muni’s ban of bikes on trains.
  • Friday’s Headlines
    by Damien Newton
    August 21, 2026
    Fresno tax drama continues, Trump v California, E-Bikes/Motos, Mayor Bass, speed cameras, and more…
  • Go Slow, Say Hello: Bike the Bay Returns to San Diego for Its 19th Ride
    by The Editorial Team
    August 21, 2026
    This year there’s three routes for riders of all skill levels.
  • New Report Underscores Success of Speed Cameras in Oakland
    by The Editorial Team
    August 20, 2026
    Speeding is down at camera locations. But advocates caution against relying too much on cameras without concrete infrastructure
  • Thursday’s Headlines
    by Damien Newton
    August 20, 2026
    All the headlines from up and down the Golden State.
  • Talking Headways Podcast: How Money for Highways Could Have Built 36 Paris Metros
    by The Editorial Team
    August 20, 2026
    The money we spent on urban freeways could have transformed American cities for the better.
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