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Featured Posts:
South El Monte Launches Electric Car-Share Program
Use the SGV Carshare app to rent electric cars, starting at $40 a day
By Chris Greenspon

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:

  • Streetsblog San Diego: Finish the Rapid 215
    by Damien Newton
    July 27, 2026
    It should not be controversial to prioritize a full bus over a line of single occupancy vehicles.
  • Oakland’s Franklin Street Protected Bike Lane Nears Completion
    by The Editorial Team
    July 27, 2026
    Can “robust routine bikeway upgrades” become the norm when a city repaves a street?
  • Monday’s Headlines
    by Damien Newton
    July 27, 2026
    I’m back at the con. Streetsblog CAL will resume normal publishing/video/podcasting today.
  • The Week in Short Videos
    by Damien Newton
    July 24, 2026
    L.A. mega-event transportation past and future, high-speed rail, that D is getting longer, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on bicycling
  • Friday’s Headlines
    by Damien Newton
    July 24, 2026
    Man, those Fresno County politicians really screwed up the sales tax.
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