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Good morning. We may be reading about transportation, but we’re thinking about Southern California wind and fire.

  • Scary winds, scary fires (LA Times, Daily Bulletin)
  • Why the fires are so dangerous (hello, climate change!) (CalMatters)
  • Good public transit is politically powerful (The New Republic)
  • Federal infrastructure grants announced, including twelve rail-related projects in California (Trains)
  • Survey: Most people feel safe on AC Transit (with gender and race differences) (Alameda Post)
  • There’s a new bike path in Ventura County (KCLU)
  • NACTO launches latest revision of Urban Bikeway Design Guide
  • Del Mar wants to wait on rebuilding a rail bridge until a decision is made about tunneling (San Diego Union Tribune)
  • CA high-speed rail is laying track (Fresno Bee)
  • How high-speed rail would connect to Las Vegas (Visalia Times Delta)
  • CA rep Kiley introduces the “No More Money for High Speed Rail” bill in Congress (Newsweek)
  • Cycling in Paris doubled after bike lanes installed, and numbers are still growing (Momentum Mag)
  • Can states stop runaway highway building? (Bloomberg)
  • Monday’s Headlines
    by Damien Newton
    August 24, 2026
    Duffy’s Corruption in Plain View, Global Warming, Underwater Highway Projects, Sunset Dunes and More….
  • 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.
  • Deadly Forest Lawn Crash Reinforces Push for Safety Improvements Paused by Mayor Bass
    by The Editorial Team
    August 21, 2026
    Three years into Councilmember Raman’s push for a safer Forest Lawn Drive, Mayor Bass anticipates a new design – without eliminating car lanes but with “signal modifications” – will be “forthcoming… very soon.”
  • Weekend Roundup: Transit Month, AC Transit Ghost Buses…
    by The Editorial Team
    August 21, 2026
    …and Emeryville posting lower speed limits
  • 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…
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