Skip to Content
Streetsblog USA home
Streetsblog USA home
Log In
Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

8:45 AM EST on January 25, 2012

    • No More War Will Save Billions; Obama Sees Money for Roads and Rail? (ChicagoTrib)
    • Focus Shifts Away From High Speed Rail to Repairing Failing Infrastructure (PRI)
    • Transportation Investment at Risk This Election Season (TransportPolitic)
    • State of the Union’s Mass Transit: Not Good (HuffPo)
    • Social Equity Will Affect Funding for Transportation Under New DOT Rule (BusinessWeek)
    • FedEx CEO Calls for National Transportation Plan That Favors Fuel Efficiency (Commercial Appeal)
    • Illinois Governor Quinn Announces $21.7 Million for Safe Routes to School (Aledo Times)
    • Birmingham, Once a Walkable City, Looks Back to the Future (Weld Birmingham)
    • Montgomery County, MD Votes in Favor of Bus Rapid Transit (Patch)
    • … and Explores Bringing Bike Share to Its Suburbs (Transportation Nation)

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Streetsblog USA

Freeway Fighters

‘We Don’t Need These Highways’: Author Megan Kimble on Texas’ Ongoing Freeway Fights

...and what they have to teach other communities across America.

April 24, 2024
Today's Headlines

Should Wednesday’s Headlines 86 SUVs?

American tax law encourages people to buy the gas-guzzling and deadly vehicles, but some in Canada are pushing to ban them.

April 24, 2024
Streetsblog CaliforniaBrightline West (former XpressWest)

Brightline West Breaks Ground on Vegas to SoCal High-Speed Rail

Brightline West will be a 218-mile 186-mile-per-hour rail line from Vegas to Rancho Cucamonga — about 40 miles east of downtown L.A. — expected to open in 2028.

April 23, 2024
Today's Headlines

Tuesday’s Headlines Fix It First

How voters incentivize politicians to ignore infrastructure upkeep. Plus, are hydrogen trains the future of rail or a shiny distraction?

April 23, 2024
Transit

Why We Can’t End Violence on Transit With More Police

Are more cops the answer to violence against transit workers, or is it only driving societal tensions that make attacks more frequent?

April 23, 2024
See all posts