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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)
  • 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…
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