Today’s Headlines
- Mica Wants to Kick Amtrak Out of the Northeast Corridor, Dems Won't Have It (Globe, The Hill)
- Add Bad Station-Area Planning to the List of the Pentagon's Blunders (Yglesias)
- Video: The Case for Smart Growth (Switchboard)
- Utah Slows Down Freeway Expansion Plan in Favor of Transit (Salt Lake Tribune)
- State Could Pull the Plug on Charlotte Light Rail Funding (Charlotte Observer)
- NY Senate OKs Gas Tax Holidays, a Great Way to Starve the State of Needed Funds (Land Line)
- Transit Use by Senior Citizens Up 40 Percent (New Urban Network)
- Riding on the Streets is Safer Than Riding on the Sidewalk (and Other Surprises) (Good)
- "Inspector America" Urges More Infrastructure Investment (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- Our "Exit Ramp Economy" Challenges Transit to Follow People and Jobs to the Suburbs (Citiwire)
Stay in touch
Sign up for our free newsletter
More from Streetsblog USA
Friday’s Headlines Are Tired Out
Whether it's from degradation or the dust resulting from wear and tear, it's becoming increasingly clear that tire and brake emissions are harmful, perhaps even exceeding tailpipe emissions.
Study: What Road Diets Mean For Older Drivers
"After a road diet, all motorists seem to drive at a rate that feels comfortable to a mildly-impaired older adult."
Op-Ed: Why Is Fare Evasion Punished More Severely than Speeding?
A.B. 819 offers California the opportunity to decriminalize fare evasion and replace punitive measures with more equitable approaches.
Talking Headways Podcast: Local Culture and Development
We chat with Tim Sprague from Phoenix about supporting local culture through development projects and the importance of sustainable development and transportation.
City of Yes Yes Yes! Adams Calls for Elimination of Parking Mandates on ALL New Housing
Mayor Adams today announced the historic end to one of the city’s most antiquated — and despised — zoning laws requiring the construction of parking with every new development.
