Wednesday’s Headlines Have a System
May 21, 2025, 12:01 am By Blake AuedThe safe systems approach to street design, popular in Europe, could cut U.S. traffic deaths in half.Does Transportation Advocacy Have a Place In the Wake of a Deadly Tornado?
May 21, 2025, 12:00 am By Kea WilsonMuch of St. Louis is struggling in the wake of a deadly tornado. Amid such disasters, urbanism needs a pause and a rethink.Tuesday’s Headlines Show Elections Have Consequences
May 20, 2025, 12:01 am By Blake Aued
"Woke" transit agencies need not apply for federal grants now that father of nine Sean Duffy is in charge.Should We Treat the Local Bus As a Basic Right?
May 20, 2025, 12:01 am By Andy Boenau
There's a way of framing public transit that makes the bus a useful mobility tool for everyone: as a moving extension of the sidewalk network.Op-Ed: Public Transportation is Key to Social Mobility
May 19, 2025, 2:54 pm By Streetsblog
"As wealth inequality grows and social mobility becomes more difficult, people without access to mobility will be left behind."Car Harms Monday: Machines Took Over Cities and Left Humans in the Dust
May 19, 2025, 12:03 am By Andy BoenauThere isn't enough physical space for every single household to store its fleet of personal vehicles in front of the home, nor is there space for everyone to drive at the same time. So let's fix that.What Are University Transportation Centers — And Why Did Secretary Duffy Decimate Their Budgets?
May 19, 2025, 12:02 am By Kea Wilson
University Transportation Centers are "where innovation happens." Earlier this month, though, the Trump administration took a sledgehammer to their budgets.Monday’s Big, Beautiful Headlines
May 19, 2025, 12:01 am By Blake Aued
Ride-hailing and delivery apps are backing the Republican reconciliation bill because it includes a tax exemption for drivers' tips.Friday Video: A Deep Dive on the Endless Debate Over Bike Helmets
May 16, 2025, 12:03 am By Streetsblog
Everything you need to know the next time someone asks you if you're "for or against" bike helmets.Disrupting Thursday’s Headlines
May 16, 2025, 12:01 am By Blake Aued
Elevator pitch: Buses, but they only seat six people, and you have to book one ahead of time.Talking Headways Podcast: Running to Work
1:09pm By Jeff Wood
Bridge engineer Daniel Baxter on his almost daily running commute in Minneapolis.Thursday’s Headlines Want Five-Minute Cities, Maybe?
12:12am By Blake Aued
Fifteen-minute cities are great, but polls show that most people with cars would still rather drive than walk 15 minutes.Trump’s Tariff War Creates Existential Challenges — And One Upside — For the Bike Industry
12:03am By Kea Wilson
...and it could make it a lot harder to get a new helmet, too.How To End Your City’s Fight Over Scooter Parking Once and For All
Wed 12:03am By Kea WilsonMicromobility riders need a good place to end their ride just like everyone else — and cities can accomplish several goals at once by giving them one.Blue State AGs Sue Trump Over ‘Strong-Arm’ Tactic of Tying DOT Funds to Immigration Crackdown
Wed 12:02am By Gersh Kuntzman
The U.S. Department of Transportation is illegally threatening to withhold billions in transportation funding to states that don't "cooperate" with the administration's immigration crackdown, a new suit argues.Let Wednesday’s Headlines Clear Our Throat
Wed 12:00am By Blake Aued
Congestion pricing is doing what its supporters promised it would do.Tuesday’s Headlines Are Blocked In
May 13, 2025, 12:01 am By Blake Aued
Cities and regional governments could do a better job of spending federal transportation money than states, argues the Brookings Institute.Check out Seattle’s New Subway!*
May 13, 2025, 12:01 am By Joe Cortright
*...but only for stormwater runoff, not people. And considering that cars, trucks, roads and parking lots for cars are responsible for half of stormwater volumes — and contribute most to toxic runoff — why are households that don't even drive paying to…Opinion: What Was Amtrak Thinking With These Layoffs?
May 12, 2025, 9:00 am By Jim Mathews
"These cuts have the potential to undermine billions of dollars’ worth of long-term recapitalization efforts, just to save millions in its operating budget," the president of the National Rail Passengers Association argues — and the public deserves answers.Monday’s Headlines Keep on Moving, Don’t Stop
May 12, 2025, 12:07 am By Blake Aued
What if you could hop on a bus the same way you stepped onto a sidewalk? Fast Company has the answer.
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Fri 12:01am By Streetsblog - Friday’s Headlines Are In the Clear
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Thu 12:02am By Jack Guan - Thursday’s Headlines Are a Disco Inferno
Thu 12:01am By Blake Aued - Greenlining Institute’s Hana Creger Talks How To Win Hearts and Minds on Climate
Wed 5:25pm By Damien Newton - Empty Bike and Bus Lanes Are A Feature, Not a Bug
Wed 10:30am By Nicole Gelinas - NY State Senate Guts ‘Super Speeder Bill’ To Protect Reckless Drivers
Wed 12:04am By Amy Sohn - Empty Bike and Bus Lanes Are A Feature, Not a Bug
Wed 12:03am By Nicole Gelinas - Now Do Cars: NYC Pushing Speed Limits for E-Bikes Instead of Addressing Clear and Present Danger
Wed 12:02am By Kevin Duggan
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