Today’s Headlines
Pelosi: Trade Package Could Win Support If GOP Supports Transpo (The Hill) LaHood to Appear at Senate’s Transpo Funding Hearing This Week (Transport Topics) The Strained Construction Schedule of California’s High-Speed Rail (Fresno Bee) Twin Cities Green Line Marks Successful Year One (MPR News) New DC Circulator Route Debuts on the National Mall (Roll Call) In Maryland, New … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:00 AM EDT on June 15, 2015
- Pelosi: Trade Package Could Win Support If GOP Supports Transpo (The Hill)
- LaHood to Appear at Senate’s Transpo Funding Hearing This Week (Transport Topics)
- The Strained Construction Schedule of California’s High-Speed Rail (Fresno Bee)
- Twin Cities Green Line Marks Successful Year One (MPR News)
- New DC Circulator Route Debuts on the National Mall (Roll Call)
- In Maryland, New Options Emerge for “Purple Line Light” (WTOP)
- New York Times: New Jersey’s Cheap Gas Carries Real Costs
- BRT Could Be Transformative for Albuquerque (ABQ Biz Journal)
- Oregon’s Road Usage Tax a Test for New Technology (Portland Biz Journal)
- How Our Transportation System Fails Seniors Who Can’t Drive (Vox)
- Can Rockville, MD, Make Way for Bikes? (WaPo)
More from Streetsblog USA
Can This Tool Predict Where Your City’s Next Car Crash Will Happen?
But will U.S. transportation leaders use it to take preemptive action to make roadways safer?
April 13, 2026
Monday’s Headlines Show the True Cost of Climate Change
Making cars slightly cheaper in the short run in exchange for accelerating climate change is not a good tradeoff.
April 13, 2026
Friday Video: RIP, The D.C. Streetcar
Advocates are mourning the loss of the D.C. streetcar ... but they'e not entirely sad to see it die.
April 10, 2026
You’re Authorized to Read Friday’s Headlines
An important federal transportation funding bill is in the works. Here's what to look out for.
April 10, 2026
Review: ’60 Minutes’ Take On High-Speed Rail Ignored Facts And Offered Nothing New
When 60 Minutes announced a segment on high-speed rail construction in the United States,I feared the worst. What I got was unexpected.
April 9, 2026
Comments Are Temporarily Disabled
Streetsblog is in the process of migrating our commenting system. During this transition, commenting is temporarily unavailable.
Once the migration is complete, you will be able to log back in and will have full access to your comment history. We appreciate your patience and look forward to having you back in the conversation soon.