Today’s Headlines
How Tampa’s $6B Highway Expansion Will Burden People of Color (Tampa Bay Times) Who’s Going to Win the Smart City Challenge? (CS Monitor, Route 50) VW’s Hardly the Only Carmaker Flouting Pollution Limits (NYT) Foxx Visits Montgomery, AL, Tomorrow for Bus Boycott Symposium (Alabama News) New DC Metro Official Vows to Fix “Gaping Holes” in Safety (WaPo) … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:59 AM EDT on June 13, 2016
- How Tampa’s $6B Highway Expansion Will Burden People of Color (Tampa Bay Times)
- Who’s Going to Win the Smart City Challenge? (CS Monitor, Route 50)
- VW’s Hardly the Only Carmaker Flouting Pollution Limits (NYT)
- Foxx Visits Montgomery, AL, Tomorrow for Bus Boycott Symposium (Alabama News)
- New DC Metro Official Vows to Fix “Gaping Holes” in Safety (WaPo)
- Alternatives Proposed as Costs Mount for Honolulu Rail (Honolulu Biz Journal)
- Study Highlights Houston’s Transit Challenges (Houston Chron)
- National Review: A Transit Lesson for Conservatives
- Will the “We Love Our Cars” Campaign Threaten Seattle Light Rail? (Next City)
- Freeway Teardown a Possibility for Downtown Dallas (Dallas News)
- Fairfax, VA, Residents Challenge Plans for Higher Density (WaPo)
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
Friday Video: It’s Time For High Speed … Buses?
How far will America go out of its way to avoid building trains like the rest of the developed world?
May 29, 2026
Friday’s Headlines Have It Made in the Shade
Parking lots make cities hotter, and many are taking steps to cool them down.
May 29, 2026
Talking Headways Podcast: Community Severance by Road
Jaime Benevides and Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou on how community severance by road infrastructure increases mental health hospital visits in New York City.
May 28, 2026
Thursday’s Headlines Have a License to Chill
Many young people aren't all that interested in driving, or can't afford to own a car. Will transit advocates let Uber win them over?
May 28, 2026
America Keeps Building Stadiums Like Transit Doesn’t Matter
What would it take to build a truly transit-oriented sports stadium in Washington D.C., rather than repeating the mistakes of the past?
May 28, 2026