Monday’s Headlines to Get You Going
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We see London, we see France. Plus all the other news.
Senate Considering $10B for Highway Removal
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Cities might soon get the kind of federal money they need to tear down the downtown highways that federal dollars paid them to build — and to reinvest in communities of color that those highways destroyed.
Friday’s Headlines to End a Long Week
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From dysfunction in the U.S. to 20 new light rail lines (in one week!) in China. We're spanning the globe to bring you the news.
US DOT Secretary Elaine Chao Resigns
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The 18th Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao has announced her resignation following a violent riot at the nation's capitol by predominantly white Trump supporters that went largely unchecked by law enforcement for hours, reminding many advocates of her department's consistent complicity in perpetuating police brutality and white supremacy in America.
Why Advocates Need to Talk About Seating
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When we talk about increasing access to sustainable transportation, many street safety advocates fail to talk about placing benches with anywhere near the fervor with which we talk laying train track or building bike lanes. That needs to change.
Talking Headways Podcast: The Answer is the Arterial
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Listen well, America: "The truth of the matter is we were building too much of the wrong kind of housing in the wrong places. It can be fixed and you can even have a few goddamn cars."
Thursday’s Headlines Amidst the Chaos
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Pete Buttigieg will be Joe Biden's transportation salesman-in-chief, and will have the opportunity to implement stricter safety standards for ever-larger vehicles.
Dem Wins Put Transport Reform In Reach
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Democrats reclaiming majority control of the Senate creates a path to a green infrastructure bill that has eluded sustainable transportation advocates for decades.
Mass. To Raise Taxes on E-Taxis
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In 2018, there were about 50 million Uber and Lyft rides that originated in Boston and Cambridge alone, which could have contributed around $10 million in new revenue for the T had this policy been in place then.
Wednesday’s Headlines with Georgia on Our Minds
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As we await final results in two runoffs in the Peachtree State, let's get to today's news.
Untrashing the Planet, One Corner at a Time
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Cleaning up means working together, but also just getting out there with gloves and bags and picking up the trash.