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

Today’s Headlines

9:03 AM EDT on May 26, 2016

    • Subways in the Northeast Are Showing Their Age (NYT)
    • What D.C. Commuters Can Expect When Metro Shutdowns Begin (WaPo)
    • Delaware May Increase Fine for Hitting a Pedestrian to $550 (Delaware Online)
    • Austin Mayor to Intro Transpo Bond Proposal, Includes Protected Bike Lanes (Austin Chronicle)
    • One in Four Traffic Crashes in Minnesota Caused by Distracted Driving (Star Tribune)
    • Is Google Losing Interest in Self-Driving Cars? (Transportationist)
    • Why Americans in the 1950s Were Scared of Suburbia (Curbed)
    • Third Safety Report to Study Cincinnati's 2.2-Mile Protected Bike Lane (Enquirer)
    • Reno's Mayor Wants More Green Bike Lanes (Kolo News Now)
Angie Schmitt@

Angie Schmitt is the author of Right of Way: Race, Class and the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America, and the former editor of Streetsblog USA.

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Streetsblog USA

Today's Headlines

Wednesday’s Headlines Are Too Fast, Too Furious

When it comes to speeding, why don't regulators and automakers save drivers from themselves?

November 29, 2023
Buses

Reader Roundup: What the Demise of the Intercity Bus Station Means for Passengers

Here's just a few of the horror stories we heard from readers who are struggling with the inter-city bus industry's latest push for "curbside" loading.

November 29, 2023
Highway Boondoggles

Highway Boondoggles 2023: Is the BQE the Queen of All Boondoggles?

New York City set to squander a once-in-a-generation opportunity to fix a polluting and outdated highway.

November 29, 2023
Today's Headlines

The Price Is Right for Tuesday’s Headlines

If congestion pricing works in New York City, City Lab predicts that other U.S. cities will quickly follow suit.

November 28, 2023
Streetsblog New York CityPromoted

Top NJ Lawmaker Proposes Major Reforms to Fight Temporary License Plate Fraud

The new legislation follows a seven-month Streetsblog investigation that found widespread fraud involving temp tags, with car dealers abusing weak state regulations and selling paper plates illegally to drivers using them to evade accountability on the road.

November 28, 2023
See all posts