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Friday's Headlines - Streetsblog California A stack of mostly good news heading into the weekend or. Alternate headline: let's hope I don't get sunstroke.

Heads:
San Diego Ballot Measure
Connected Light Rail for Fresno County?
BART Turning Parking to Housing
High-Speed Rail
NTSB Absolves Waymo in SaMo
Angelenos Cleaning Streets
Muni Goes Viral
We're Going Up! Up! Up!...Gas Prices That Is
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Measure HLA at Two Years: a Timeline of How L.A. City has Resisted Safer Multimodal Streets - Streetsblog Los Angeles With just 300 feet of HLA upgrades in two years, L.A. City's main effort has been to actively block HLA progress

Today marks exactly 2 years since voters approved #MeasureHLA - requiring LA to install accessibility/walk/bike/bus facilities during street improvements. SBLA Editor Joe Linton recaps the HLA timeline la.streetsblog.org/2026/03/05/m...

Scenes from the dedication at Crenshaw and Slauson: Nate Gibbs, Rachel Doyle, artist Mohammad Mubarak and the painting of Nipsey Hussle that served as the backdrop of the ceremony, and Marshall (in the jacket he made himself) and Brother Quenton.

The Week in Short Videos - Streetsblog California Transit ambassadors, a Waymo crash, and High-Speed Rail.

The Week in Short Videos: Transit ambassadors, a Waymo crash, and High-Speed Rail.

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Short Vid: “$2.7 Billion Cheaper?! California High-Speed Rail Surprises Everyone 🚄💰”

StreetSmart 14.2 - The Governor's Race and High Speed Rail - Streetsblog California Yesterday was the legislature. Today is the Governor's Race and High-Speed Rail.

Leaders with @calelectricrail.org rail and @movecalifornia.bsky.social talk with Streetsblog about the Governor's Race and all the news on California High-Speed Rail.

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Help Streetsblog Expand in 2026 - Streetsblog San Francisco With your help, 2026 can be the year we significantly deepen our coverage

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Three Theories About Why U.S. Car Crash Deaths Are Plummeting — Streetsblog USA Why did US traffic deaths decline in 2025? Kea Wilson offers three theories.

America may have recorded its largest one-year drop in traffic deaths in decades, according to a top safety organization — but what drove the trend, and how can the country protect even more of its residents? usa.streetsblog.org/2026/03/04/t...

Study: AVs Will Super-Charge VMTs — Streetsblog USA Yes, robocars address many of our traffic violence troubles, but they may fail to uproot the deeper rot of car dependency that has hollowed out our society

Yes, robocars address many of our traffic violence troubles, but they may fail to uproot the deeper rot of car dependency that has hollowed out our society.

Study: AVs Will Super-Charge VMT — Streetsblog USA Yes, robocars address many of our traffic violence troubles, but they may fail to uproot the deeper rot of car dependency that has hollowed out our society

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Thursday's Headlines - Streetsblog California While it's certainly good news that a dangerous intersection is being fixed, how did it take so long for something called "Friante Roulette" to be prioritized?

Heads:
Bay Transit Measures
CAHSR CEO Returns to Work
"Friante Roulette"
World Cup Transit
First Bike Lane in Country
LB Looks To Streamline For Safer Streets
Daylighting Fix
Fixing Tunnel to Make it Safe for Bike/Walking Too Costly
Congestion Pricing Pod
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Yes the world is on fire, but HiSpeedRail would be great if we survive this dumpsterfire era. Hope, persistence, and the Comment Period are available if you want them.

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StreetSmart 14.1 - What to look for from the 2026 Legislature - Streetsblog California Our first nearly-comprehensive look at what is, and isn't, moving.

Leaders with @calelectricrail.org, @calbike.bsky.social and @movecalifornia.bsky.social talk with Streetsblog about what to expect...and not expect...from the legislature in 2026 in part 1 of this week's StreetSmart podcast.

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Short vid: Feds Weigh in on Waymo Safety After Santa Monica Crash#waymo #robocars #trafficsafety

Wednesday's Headlines - Streetsblog California Is there more news happening these days, or am I getting better at finding it?

Heads:
Black Pedestrians Disproportionately Killed
Cars Killing Animals
HSR Plan
Alameda Mayor: Safe Streets Good
Forgetting Daylighting
New Cars Are Unaffordable
LA Marathon Crash
OC to LAX and Back
Cops Help Waymo
E-bike Incentives
Gov Primary
Gas Prices
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New Draft CA High-Speed Rail Business Plan is LESS Costly than the 2022 Plan - Streetsblog California Want a chance to really weigh-in on CAHSRA planning? Here's your once-every-four-years-chance.

Want a chance to really weigh-in on CAHSRA planning? Here's your once-every-four-years-chance.

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How the 'Little Free Pantry' Can Help Feed the Hungry Without Requiring Them to Drive — Streetsblog USA Researchers are trying to reduce the mobility barrier to food by bringing it directly to neighborhoods.

How the ‘Little Free Pantry’ Can Help Feed the Hungry Without Requiring Them to Drive - usa.streetsblog.org/2026/03/03/h...

Could Refurbished E-Bikes Be the Secret Weapon of the Livable Streets Movement? — Streetsblog USA A high-quality used market could be the boost America needs to get would-be riders off the sidelines and into the saddle, a new report argues.

Could Refurbished E-Bikes Be the Secret Weapon of the Livable Streets Movement? - usa.streetsblog.org/2026/03/03/c...

Metro ambassadors are out every day making the transit system safer and more welcoming

New UCLA Report Looks into the High Cost of Building Parking - Streetsblog Los Angeles For new apartments, the research found that building required parking adds roughly $50,000 to $100,000 per unit, and disproportionately increases the cost to build smaller apartments

What costs more on average: a new car or a new parking space? New UCLA report surveys data from 17 cities to show the high cost of constructing parking la.streetsblog.org/2026/03/02/n...

Tuesday's Headlines - Streetsblog California I feel like last week I was struggling to get 8 good, solid, non jokey headlines and this week so far the headlines are stacked!

Heads:
CAHSRA/$/Merced
Coffee/Clovis
BART/Doom
Sheriffs/Bikes
Drivers/Speed Cameras
Oil+Insurance/Up
Traffic Deaths/Down
Amtrak/Normal
IRS/Oil Write Off
CA/Voter ID
Dems/Ooops
Snowpack/Increaing
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Breaking News Federal Judge Rules Trump Can't Kill Congestion Pricing

BREAKING NEWS: A federal judge has ruled that President Trump's Department of Transportation does NOT have the authority to end New York's congestion pricing program. buff.ly/A6oUblC

Fresno’s New Active Transportation Plan Sets an Ambitious Course — Advocates Say Execution Will Be Key - Comments Due March 5 - Streetsblog California The draft ATP paints a hopeful picture of a Fresno, but advocates worry it reads more like a consultants wish list than a plan.

Thanks to the Fresno County Bicycle Coalition for helping us unravel the city's draft active transportation plan. Comments due March 5th!
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One Man's War on Scofflaw Parking Around Precita Park - Streetsblog San Francisco A resident near Precita Park documents yet more evidence that paint alone doesn't cut it when it comes to daylighting

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"Streetsblog L.A. reached out to multiple departments for this story, including LADOT, the Bureau of Engineering (which manages L.A.’s sidewalk program), StreetsLA and the Department on Disability. All of them referred inquiries to the mayor’s office."

Why Anti-Trans Laws Are Terrible For Transportation, Too — Streetsblog USA A disturbing new Kansas law revokes trans people's driver's licenses. Here's how it will make our communities more dangerous.

A disturbing new Kansas law revokes trans people's driver's licenses. Here's how it will make our communities more dangerous.

Monday's Headlines - Streetsblog California Huge stack of headlines covers everything from e-bikes, to critical mass, to high-speed rail, to local projects and more.

Heads:
Honestly? This is a huge stack of headlines that covers everything from e-bikes, to critical mass, to high-speed rail, to local projects and more.
Just click over and read them.
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Op/Ed: The Cameras We Fear and the Speed We Ignore - Streetsblog California We can hold two ideas at once. Surveillance systems that accumulate unchecked power deserve opposition. Tools that are narrow, transparent, and built with statutory guardrails deserve evaluation on th...

Op/Ed: The Cameras We Fear and the Speed We Ignore

How are FLOCK and other law enforcement cameras different than ones used to enforce speed laws? Andrew Wright explains.

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