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

Today’s Headlines

8:54 AM EDT on September 22, 2017

    • Maryland Governor Larry Hogan Wants to Spend $9 Billion Widening Highways (WBAL)
    • Bucking National Trends, Cycling and Transit Ridership Both Growing in Pittsburgh (BikePGH)
    • A Detroit News Station Asks: Is Ann Arbor Doing Too Much to Protect Pedestrians? (Click on Detroit)
    • U.K. Stiffens Penalties for Cyclists Who Kill Pedestrians: Will Face Up to 14 Years in Prison (Daily Mail)
    • Private Bike-Share Companies Have Brought 4,000 Bikes to Seattle in the Last Two Months (Seattle Bike Blog)
    • Toilet Plunger Bike Lane Appears in Rochester (WXXI News)
    • Dallas Leadership Divided Among Supporters of Sprawl and Urban Development (Dallas Observer)
    • Atlanta Leaders Looking to Bus Rapid Transit to Cure City's Congestion Woes (AJC)
    • Disability Activists Protest Pittsburgh's Plan for Bike Lanes and Bus Rapid Transit (WPXI)
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

Talking Headways

Talking Headways Podcast: Sausage Making and the ADA

"It is fundamentally inappropriate to keep charging disabled people twice as much," our guest Ron Brooks says.

December 7, 2023
Transit

The Real Reason Assaults Against Transit Workers Are On The Rise

Hint: it's not just because service has been slashed.

December 7, 2023
Today's Headlines

Thursday’s Headlines’ Future Looks Bright

Amtrak Joe's administration is making big strides on rail, although it's lagging behind on EV chargers.

December 7, 2023
Streetsblog CaliforniaHigh-speed rail

Feds Award $3B for CA High-Speed Rail, and $3B for Vegas-to-LA HSR

"This show of support from the Biden-Harris Administration is a vote of confidence in today’s vision and comes at a critical turning point, providing the project new momentum."

December 6, 2023
Noise Pollution

Car Noise Pollution is Worse in Redlined Neighborhoods — And Not Just for Humans

Transportation noise pollution can wreak havoc on wildlife populations, too — and that can have a devastating effect on their human neighbors.

December 6, 2023
See all posts