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This Week’s Featured Posts:


SGV Connect 144: Annual AMA with Foothill Transit
It’s the most wonderful podcast of the year.
https://la.streetsblog.org/2025/12/19/sgv-connect-144-annual-ama-with-foothill-transit
By Damien Newton

SGV Hikes and Bikes – Hacienda Hills
Steep, green, quiet, and foggy. Plus, it has an ADA trail.
By Chris Greenspon
https://la.streetsblog.org/2025/12/16/sgv-hikes-and-bikes-hacienda-hills

Support Streetsblog L.A. Today for a Better 2026
As 2025 comes to a close, we’re asking for your support to keep independent, people-centered transportation journalism alive in Los Angeles.
https://la.streetsblog.org/2025/12/02/support-streetsblog-l-a-today-for-a-better-2026

Top Headlines:
Caltrans Blocking Tenants From Buying 710 Freeway Homes (Pasadena Now)
Foothill GOLD LINE Construction Authority EOY Newsletter
“Final Four” for Possible Names for Puente Landfill Park (Active SGV)
Metro Releases L.A. River Walk/Bike Path EIR (The Source)
Only L.A. Would Spend $1.5B To Make Airport Traffic Worse (LAT)
More On Camino City Terrace Open Streets (BH Beat)
CA High-Speed Rail Poised To Install Tracks (KTLA)
Active SGV Posts a Short Vid on Rio Hondo Ride

And here’s some Streetsblog stories from around the country from the past week:

  • The Week in Short Video
    by Damien Newton
    July 17, 2026
    Streetsblog USA’s headlines you might have missed, bikes and trains, and car-free Wilshire in MacArthur Park.
  • Friday’s Headlines
    by Damien Newton
    July 17, 2026
    I’m still traveling, but I’m back online so updates will be more regular, and the newsletter will go out daily.
  • Commentary: E-Bikes are NOT the Problem
    by The Editorial Team
    July 17, 2026
    Reducing injuries from e-bikes and other devices is possible if parents, educators, law enforcement, and community organizations work together
  • ‘Big Brother’ At U.S. DOT: Bike Lanes Aren’t Just ‘DEI,’ They’re Also Unsafe
    by The Editorial Team
    July 17, 2026
    Taking a page from George Orwell, the government is now saying that bike lanes are unsafe and speed cameras are not proven to reduce crashes. In other words, freedom is slavery.
  • Thursday’s Headlines
    by Sahra Sulaiman
    July 16, 2026
    Get national headlines at SBUSA, local headlines at SBLA and SBSF
  • Talking Headways Podcast: What San Francisco’s Muni Learned from COVID
    by The Editorial Team
    July 16, 2026
    SFMTA’s Julie Kirschbaum discusses the lessons her agency learned from COVID and Muni’s post-pandemic recovery.
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