- Washington D.C.'s transit system is looking at a budget deficit even if it hikes fares (GGW)
- Ford gets behind Senate bill to prod states in to banning texting while driving (Det News)
- Arizona officials acknowledge their state's era of 'roads before transit' is over (AZ Rep)
- Columbus, Ohio, helping private company bid for stimulus cash to build high-speed rail cars (Dayton DN)
- The government agency that regulates transport of dangerous cargo has been co-opted by industry (AP)
- Google developing its own solar power technology (Reuters)
Streetsblog
Today’s Headlines
By Elana Schor
Stay in touch
Sign up for our free newsletter
More from Streetsblog USA
Investigation: How Trump’s U.S. DOT Is Loosening Safety Rules Meant to Protect the Public
In Trump’s second term, the agency opened 50-percent fewer investigations into vehicle safety defects, concluded 83-percent fewer enforcement cases against trucking and bus companies and started 58-percent fewer pipeline enforcement cases compared with the same period in the Biden administration.
December 1, 2025
Monday’s Headlines Go Cold Turkey
Life is a highway, and Congress is going to ride it all night long.
December 1, 2025
OPINION: Where Cities are Investing, Vision Zero is Working
As the Vision Zero Network turns 10, it's time to look at what works and what is achievable (a lot!).
November 28, 2025
Friday’s Post-Turkey Headlines Are on Autopilot
While we remain skeptical of driverless vehicles, they do sound nice while in a tryptophan stupor.
November 28, 2025
Book Excerpt Special: Jonathan Lethem’s ‘Program’s Progress’
Class struggle. Infirm secondary superheroes. Suicidal sheep. It’s all in Jonathan Lethem's new collection of short stories, "A Different Kind of Tension." Here's an excerpt — featuring class struggle with cars!
November 26, 2025
