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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)
  • 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.
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