- City Infrastructure Projects Poised to Lose Millions if Earmarks Go the Way of the Dodo (USA, Politico)
- Drugged-Up Drivers Involved in a Third of Highway Deaths (Transpo Nation)
- Potential House Science Committee Chair Considers Global Warming a Fraud (Politico)
- Cancun Beaches Threatened as Climate Talks Unfold (AP, Reuters)
- NJ Gets $271 Million Bill From Feds for Aborted ARC Tunnel Work (AP)
- Boston, New York Among the World’s Most Walkable Cities (Infrastructurist)
- Commuter Transit Benefit on the Brink of Expiration (Fox)
- Amtrak to Allow Guns on Board Most Trains (Sacramento Bee)
- Bikes v. Electric Cars; Bikes v. Bikes (Atlantic, HuffPost)
- Sarah Palin: Obesity a "God-Given" Right? (CBS)
Today's Headlines
Today’s Headlines
Stay in touch
Sign up for our free newsletter
More from Streetsblog USA
Ambulance Data Reveals That Boston Drivers Are 4 Times More Likely to Run Over Pedestrians From Black Neighborhoods
"Overall, residents of predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods are about four times more likely than residents of predominantly white neighborhoods to be struck as a pedestrian."
Tuesday’s Sprawling Headlines
Sprawl seems to be having a moment, but it remains a very shortsighted and environmentally disastrous way to solve the housing crisis.
Does Constant Driving Really Make Our Country Richer?
A new study reveals that constant driving is making America less productive and prosperous — and getting people on other modes could help right the ship.
This Threatened Toronto Bike Lane Gets More Rush Hour Traffic Than the Car Lane
Toronto leadership claim "no one bikes" on their cities' paths — but the data shows otherwise.
How to Do High-Speed Rail Right
At the APTA conference in San Francisco, representatives from France, Germany, and Japan revealed the secrets behind their high-speed rail success stories.
‘We’re Not Copenhagen’ Is No Excuse Not to Build a Great Biking And Walking City
A team of researchers identified eight under-the-radar cities leading the local active transportation revolution — and a menu of strategies that other communities can and should steal.