Skip to Content
Streetsblog USA home
Streetsblog USA home
Log In
Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

9:04 AM EDT on August 18, 2015

    • Christie, Foxx to Talk Hudson River Amtrak Tunnel, But NY Gov Cuomo Is MIA (WSJ)
    • Traffic Deaths on Track to Exceed 40,000 for First Time Since 2007 (AP)
    • Maryland Gov Larry Hogan Makes Red Line Cancellation Official, Forfeiting $100M (AP)
    • Politico Hosts Playbook Lunch With Foxx and EPA's Gina McCarthy
    • In New Orleans, Public Transportation Hasn't Fully Recovered From Katrina (Times-Picayune)
    • An Interactive History of the Worldwide Bike-Share Boom (CityLab)
    • Feds to Study Improved Amtrak Service for the Midwest (WCPO)
    • Bike Commuting Is Up for Wealthier Employees (Slate)
    • Will High-Speed Rail Unite or Divide Texas? (Houston Press)
    • A Conversation About the State of Biking in DC (WaPo)

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Streetsblog USA

Why We Care About Some Transportation Tragedies More Than Others

Why do we respond to major transportation disasters with so much urgency — and why don't we count our collective car crash epidemic among them?

March 28, 2024

The Toll of History: MTA Board Approves $15 Congestion Pricing Fee

New York City's first-in-the-nation congestion pricing tolls are one historic step closer to reality after Wednesday's 11-1 MTA board vote. Next step: all those pesky lawsuits.

March 28, 2024

Take Thursday’s Headlines Home, Country Roads

Heat Map reports on why rural Americans are resisting electric vehicles, and why it might not matter much for the climate.

March 28, 2024
See all posts