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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:

  • 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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