Today’s Headlines
Obama to Pitch $300B Infrastructure Plan, Including Tax Overhaul (The Hill, Reuters) Study: Riding Transit Improves Racial, Ethnic Acceptance (Boston Globe) Foxx Affirms Feds’ Commitment to California High-Speed Rail (KPCC) D.C. Plans for 19 Miles of Bike Lanes This Year (Washingtonian) Atlantic Cities: America’s Love of Houses/Car “Enduring and Weird” Feds Approve North Carolina Light Rail … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:55 AM EST on February 26, 2014
- Obama to Pitch $300B Infrastructure Plan, Including Tax Overhaul (The Hill, Reuters)
- Study: Riding Transit Improves Racial, Ethnic Acceptance (Boston Globe)
- Foxx Affirms Feds’ Commitment to California High-Speed Rail (KPCC)
- D.C. Plans for 19 Miles of Bike Lanes This Year (Washingtonian)
- Atlantic Cities: America’s Love of Houses/Car “Enduring and Weird”
- Feds Approve North Carolina Light Rail Project (Herald Sun)
- Streetcar Plans Divisive in San Antonio (My SA)
- Trends Support Shift to Downtowns, Walkability (NRDC Switchboard)
- Austin Mayor’s New Tagline: “Rail or Fail” (Austin Biz Journal)
- Nashville’s Development Future Hinges on Transit (Nashville Biz Journal)
Streetsblog has migrated to a new comment system. New commenters can register directly in the comments section of any article. Returning commenters: your previous comments and display name have been preserved, but you'll need to reclaim your account by clicking "Forgot your password?" on the sign-in form, entering your email, and following the verification link to set a new password — this is required because passwords could not be carried over during the migration. For questions, contact tips@streetsblog.org.
More from Streetsblog USA
Wednesday’s Headlines Are Still Pretty Dirty
Plug-in hybrids are a "greenwashing stunt" that are not much cleaner or fuel efficient than fully gas-powered cars, according to Transport & Environment.
September 9, 2026
Tuesday’s Headlines Cheap Out
A bill to keep transportation money flowing rolls back funds to pre-infrastructure act levels.
September 8, 2026
Friday’s Headlines Are on a Greyhound Bound for Nowhere
Actually, intercity buses go a lot more places now.
September 4, 2026
Talking Headways Podcast: New Tricks for Old Bureaucracies
"Strong reforms are necessary in California if we're going to have public transit agencies that are successful," says this week's guest.
September 3, 2026
Never Mind the Bollards, Here Come Thursday’s Headlines
Despite the constraints they place on public spaces, the barriers are necessary to protect people from weaponized vehicles.
September 3, 2026
