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  • CA abandons clean truck rules, which were never going to be approved by Trump (CalMatters, KPBS)
  • Danville city councilmembers are trying to oust some effective bike advocates from commission (Mercury News)
  • Cities try to rein in e-bikes (but cars?) (Bloomberg)
  • NYC’s congestion pricing is working as intended (Bloomberg)
  • Richmond awarded $9.5 million federal grant for pedestrian, bike infrastructure (Mass Transit)
  • L.A. Mayor issues order to expedite rebuilding (LA Times)
  • Newsom budget lays out cap-and-trade, climate spending (RTO Insider)
  • Artificial Intelligence uses a LOT of power – gas right now, but then there’s nuclear (Argus Media)
  • Bill to Exempt L.A. from Housing Density Near-Transit Bill Heads to the Senate Housing Committee Tomorrow
    by Damien Newton
    April 20, 2026
    L.A. Metro and many Southern California city leaders are pushing for SB 1361, which would essentially carve L.A. County out from last year’s pro-transit-oriented housing legislation SB 79
  • Monday’s Headlines
    by Damien Newton
    April 20, 2026
    The headline stack runs from the Straight of Hormuz through e-bikes in San Diego.
  • When Traffic Violence Hits The Same Family Twice — Years Apart, On Exactly the Same Street
    by The Editorial Team
    April 19, 2026
    The deaths of a Colorado married couple has some mourning an eerie coincidence — and others outraged at two predictable tragedies that could have been prevented.
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