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Short Vid: California lawmakers may rewrite the rules for e-bikes.

Legislative Update: Our First Comprehensive Look of 2026 - Streetsblog California Our first comprehensive look as the legislature starts advancing bills.

There's a lot happening in Sacramento, and here's how the legislation we're tracking is moving in the legislature.

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Open Letter: After a Week of Tragedies, Will You Go to the Mat for Safety, Mayor Lurie? - Streetsblog San Francisco Yes, it's good to meet with department heads. But it's going to take Paris-level, ongoing pressure and commitment to make San Francisco safe

Open Letter: After a Week of Tragedies, Will You Go to the Mat for Safety, Mayor Lurie? - sf.streetsblog.org/2026/03/09/o...

Bike Updates: Griffith Park, Chandler Blvd., Terra Bella St., and Westside Plans - Streetsblog Los Angeles Griffith Park bike upgrades partially installed. Plus: Terra Bella Street, Chandler groundbreaking, and Westside bike project meetings

Four bike project short updates - all with modest benefits and significant drawbacks la.streetsblog.org/2026/03/09/b...

How to Tell the Story of a Highway Teardown — Streetsblog USA This podcaster is traveling the country in search of stories about America's freeway-fighting movement. Is yours on the list?

This podcaster is traveling the country in search of stories about America's freeway-fighting movement. Is yours on the list?

Tuesday's Headlines - Streetsblog California Plenty of news at the statewide and local level.

Heads:
Gas Prices/Cap-and-Trade
CAHSRs Future Is Beautiful
Sac. Upping Traffic Enforcement
Palo Alto Pays People for Commutes
OC Transit Braces for LA Events
Zoo Lease in SD Splits Parking
Fed. Transit Funding
"Ice Stole Someone Here"
Gas Prices/EVs?
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Deportation is a Transportation Issue — Streetsblog USA The shared infrastructure of deportation and transportation highlight an ethical dilemma; can we solve it?

When infrastructure is used for interior enforcement, mobility becomes a civil liberties issue. usa.streetsblog.org/2026/03/09/d...

Motorist Careens onto North Beach Sidewalk, Killing Pedestrian - Streetsblog San Francisco Driver kills pedestrian at another location where a safety project festered

Motorist Careens onto North Beach Sidewalk, Killing Pedestrian - sf.streetsblog.org/2026/03/06/m...

City Attorney Takes Her Own Swing at Man Sucker Punched by LAPD in 2024 - Streetsblog Los Angeles Eleven months after Officer Joshua Sportiello punched Alexander Mitchell in the face, the City Attorney's office filed misdemeanor resisting charges against him. Was it in retaliation for Mitchell's c...

SCOOP: City Attorney Takes Her Own Swing at Man Sucker Punched by LAPD in 2024 - by @sahrasulaiman.bsky.social la.streetsblog.org/2026/03/06/c...

Monday's Post-Marathon Headlines - Streetsblog California Maybe the LA Marathon wouldn't have had to put out that heat advisory and warn everyone about the last eight miles if the city prioritized the pedestrian experience...

Heads:
HSR Biz Plan
Gas Tax/VMT
SaMo Seeks Stronger Boulevard Safety Plan
Caltrain Bike Policy
Clovis Has a 0 Emission Transit Plan
Story Confuses E-Bikes/E-Motos
R's Transpo. Plan Is for Austerity
Uber, Lyft Users Cutting Back
Waymos Cause Delays
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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

Help Streetsblog Expand in 2026 - sf.streetsblog.org/2026/03/05/h...

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

Study: AVs Will Super-Charge VMT - usa.streetsblog.org/2026/03/05/s...

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...

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