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  • Wednesday’s Headlines
    by Damien Newton
    July 22, 2026
    Everything is going up, up, up.
  • Old Caltrain Locomotives Find New Life on Amtrak
    by The Editorial Team
    July 22, 2026
    Some of Caltrain’s F40 locomotives escape the scrapper, pull (or push) trains between San Jose and Sacramento. That should mean more frequent, more reliable service on Amtrak
  • California High-Speed Rail, High Desert Corridor Sign Agreement to Fill Key Gap in Statewide High-Speed Network
    by Damien Newton
    July 21, 2026
    There’s still a lot wrong with the High Desert Corridor proposal. But Brad the Turtle would be happy to know that a high-speed rail connection is now in the mix.
  • Tuesday’s Headlines
    by Damien Newton
    July 21, 2026
    The plan to connect HSR lines seems pretty good, and common sense…
  • Op-Ed: Lack of Good Transit is the Real Culprit Behind the July 4th Fiasco
    by The Editorial Team
    July 20, 2026
    It’s time for someone to call out the elephant in the room about the July 4th meltdown
  • CicLAvia – Meet the Hollywoods – Open Streets Open Thread
    by The Editorial Team
    July 20, 2026
    CicLAvia opened six miles of streets through West Hollywood, Hollywood, and East Hollywood – and dovetailed with the World Cup final – but did those two events mix as well as they might have?
  • SB 79 Deconstructed: San Marcos
    by Damien Newton
    July 20, 2026
    While the San Marcos plan is unremarkable on the surface, things are more complicated than they might seem.
  • Monday’s Headlines
    by Damien Newton
    July 20, 2026
    North County Transit is the first of the major transit operators to deal with fed/state funding head on.
  • Metro Board to Consider Approving $100 Million for Freeway Expansion
    by The Editorial Team
    July 17, 2026
    Next week the Metro board will vote on $100M+ worth of freeway expansion, mainly for widening the 91 Freeway in North Long Beach, Artesia and Cerritos
  • 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.
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