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County transportation funding priorities: Aqueduct Pathway and Pleasant Hill Road

The city landed $3.737 million in state funds (available FY 2029) to build the pathway segment connecting Dolores Drive to the BART station.

2 mentions (1 this month)Last discussed Oct 13, 2026

MediumRoads

Driverless shuttle on Mt. Diablo Boulevard

Councilmember Wotherspoon floated adding an autonomous circulator shuttle to the city's transportation wish list — a driverless vehicle shuttling shoppers and visitors up and down Mt. Diablo so people stop circling parking lots. The council loved the idea, added it to the county project list as a placeholder, and wants to pitch Lafayette as a pilot site to vendors.

1 mention (1 this month)Last discussed Oct 13, 2026