Friday’s Headlines
Westside, Metro ridership, traffic violence, Pasadena, TOD, Inglewood, car-nage, and more
By
Joe Linton
10:52 AM PDT on September 18, 2026
- L.A. Stopped Building Westside Bikeways (Mar Vista Voice)
- Metro Ridership Up in August, Strong Growth on New D and A Rail (Linton Bluesky)
- More On Traffic Violence Emergency (CV Weekly)
- Pasadena Gets Street/Bike/Walk/Safety Plan Process Underway (Pasadena Now)
- 5-Story 65-Unit Housing Proposed By Slauson K Line Station (Urbanize)
- Inglewood General Plan Update Looks To Upzone Corridors (Urbanize)
- City Eyes Sites For Potential Parks In CD10 (Urbanize)
- 2 Echo Park Scooter Riders Crash Into Person, Hospitalizing Her (KCAL)
- Carnage: LB Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Person In Wheelchair (KTLA, KCAL)
- Driver Injured In San Marino Crash (SM Trib)
- No Surprise, Speeding Chatsworth Killer Was Driving Impaired (LAist, KTLA)
- WeHo Online Interviews Family Of Slain Bicyclist Blake Ackerman
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