Skip to Content
Streetsblog USA home
Streetsblog USA home
Log In
    • Transit is on the ballot in at least 15 cities this November. Will calls for racial justice spur voters to spend on more equitable transit systems, or will anxiety about the economy cause voters to reject more taxes? (City Lab)
    • People who telecommute wind up driving more for reasons other than going to work, so only a car-free lifestyle can truly lower carbon emissions. (The Conversation)
    • Joe Biden rode Amtrak on a whistle-stop tour of Ohio and Pennsylvania. (Associated Press)
    • Speed limits are based on how fast drivers actually drive, not what's safe, so drivers basically get to set their own speed limits. (Grist)
    • Mobile ticketing could help transit agencies recover from their drop in ridership during the pandemic. (Intelligent Transport)
    • An Uber software engineer explains that he’s voting against Prop 22—the company’s effort to overturn a California workers’ rights law—because he realized ride-hailing apps are only effective because drivers subsidize it with their unpaid labor. (Tech Crunch)
    • Lime didn’t meet Seattle’s requirement that it place 10 percent of its rental bikes in neighborhoods that are home to large numbers of low-income residents, immigrants and people of color. (Seattle Times)
    • Honolulu will extend a troubled light-rail line in phases if funding runs out. (Civil Beat)
    • The Houston city council is considering a $100 fine for drivers who park in bike lanes. (Houston Chronicle)
    • Massachusetts transit agencies need more state funding. (Worcester Telegram)
    • Spectrum News has a rundown on Austin’s transit referendum.
    • Oklahoma City streetcar workers are unionizing in response to a COVID-19 outbreak. (Fox 25)
    • Boulder is seeking feedback on quick-build improvements for its nascent Vision Zero program. (Daily Camera)
    • San Jose already has 400 miles of bike lanes and is looking to add more. (Spotlight)
    • From propellers to rocket sleds to something that looks like the inspiration for “Snowpiercer,” here are the 10 coolest train designs of all time. (The Drive)

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Streetsblog USA

Wednesday’s Headlines Are on the Cutting Edge

Mr. Duffy goes to Washington to talk about ending spending for "green" and "equity" programs.

April 2, 2025

State DOTs Aren’t Stacking Up On Sustainability and Equity

Vermont is the best state DOT — but advocates say it, and every other state, needs to do better.

April 2, 2025

Virginia Lawmakers Approve Speed-Limiting Devices for Worst Speeders

A Virginia law allowing judges to mandate speed limiters in dangerous drivers’ vehicles could spark similar legislation regulating excessive speeding in other states.

April 1, 2025

‘The Carnage is Intolerable’: Rep. Jamie Raskin on Why Bike Safety is Becoming Bipartisan

"We need to reject any insinuation that it's not a national priority to make local roads safer."

April 1, 2025

Tuesday’s Headlines Follow the Playbook

It's Project 2025. Don't let anything distract you.

April 1, 2025
See all posts