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Other Headlines: Caltrans Putting More 710 Freeway Homes Up For Sale (LAist) Meet Bill Scott, Metro’s First Police Chief (LAist, LAT, Sentinel, KABC, KCAL) GoSGV REAP Equity Membership Offers Ebike Rentals for As Little as $75 a year or $6.26/month (Active SGV Socials) Update on Wildfire Legislation in Sacramento (SGV Tribune) Pasadena Reduces ADU Construction Fees (Pasadena Now) Metro Budget Hearing Scheduled For May 15 (Pasadena Now) CA Sues Fed Highways For Blocking EV Charging Grants (LAT, NBC4) Report Predicts $8 CA Gas Prices in 2026 (KABC) Spring Temperatures Soar (KNBC)
And here’s some Streetsblog stories from around the country from the past week:
It’s a mostly “bad news” set of links. Brace yourself.
E-bike/e-moto legislation, self-driving big rigs, and new TOD in LA.
State’s first AI bike lane enforcement goes live.
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?
Transit agencies need to do more to remind policy makers of the connection between good public transportation and good public health, a report argues.
