Friday’s Headlines
Burbank BRT, L.A. City budget, bike project delay, Pasadena, TOD, Thousand Oaks, Metrolink, car-nage, and more
By
Joe Linton
8:19 AM PDT on May 22, 2026
- Metro Is Suing Burbank To Approve BRT (LAist, Burbank Leader)
- L.A. Council Approves $15B Budget, With More LAPD (LAT, Spectrum1)
- Biking in L.A. (Recapping LAist) Frustrated That L.A. Would Take 10 Years To Finish Bike Safety Projects
- Metro Ridership [report] Just Under A Million Boardings/Weekday (Linton Bluesky)
- Test Ride Bikes At Rose Bowl This Sunday (Pasadena Now)
- 12-Story 260-Unit Habitat Mixed Use Opens Next To La Cienega/Jefferson Station (Urbanize)
- Some Oppose Thousand Oaks 7-Story Development (KCAL)
- L.A. City Looks To Award No-Bid Speed Camera Contract (Westside Current)
- Burbank Leader Celebrates Roosevelt Elementary School Bike Bus
- Metrolink Announces Special World Cup Game Days Service (NBC4, Spectrum1)
- Carnage: Van Nuys Driver Strikes, Hospitalizes Two Pedestrians (KTLA)
- Newsom Urges Against Buying Chevron Gas (KTLA, KCAL)
- Gas Price Spike Predicted (KTLA)
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