Skip to Content
Streetsblog USA home
Streetsblog USA home
Log In
    • Any infrastructure bill must address climate change, inequality and a backlog of repairs, says the Natural Resources Defense Council.
    • Businesses should stop subsidizing parking for employees. (City Lab)
    • The Biden administration backed off a proposed Trump-era change to the official definition of a metro area that would have resulted in many small cities losing federal funding for transit, among other things. (Roll Call)
    • New Orleans, Newark, New York, Houston and San Francisco have the worst urban heat zones, according to a new Climate Central report. While factors vary, they all have one thing in common: Lots of paved surfaces that absorb sunlight.
    • Know thy enemy: Here's some oil industry propaganda about the Biden administration's approach to clean energy. (Forbes)
    • Texas has committed to spending $25 billion on road projects to accommodate growth. But instead of doubling down on the mistakes of the 1950s, what if states tore down their freeways and invested in other ways for people to get around? (Observer)
    • Austin's Capitol Metro released plans for light rail downtown with six underground stops. (Community Impact)
    • A route has been chosen for a potential high-speed rail line between Atlanta and Charlotte. (Intown Paper)
    • A federal commission released a $117 billion plan to improve rail service on the East Coast, the nation's busiest corridor. (Reuters)
    • Restarting Valley Transit after a mass shooting at a San Jose railyard will take longer than expected. (Mercury News)
    • San Francisco is still not making progress towards Vision Zero. (Examiner)
    • A proposed Research Triangle bikeway could change the way workers in Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill commute. (Indy Week)
    • The mayor of Madison, Wisconsin, is calling for lowering speed limits after a fatal highway crash. (NBC 15)

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Streetsblog USA

Friday’s Headlines Trust the Science

Who do you believe, 85 climate experts, or five people hand-picked by the Trump administration?

September 5, 2025

New York City Will Further Rein In Delivery Apps

A soon-to-pass bill would require safety equipment, plus a safety course.

September 5, 2025

Friday Video: How Public Transportation Fails ‘Fat’ People

Take a deep dive on the importance of size-inclusive transit, and what activists in Brussels are doing to get it.

September 5, 2025

Talking Headways Podcast: Wonders of the South Bay

VTA's Sam Sargent on the past, present and future of transit in the South Bay.

September 4, 2025

Thursday’s Headlines Lobby Congress

When the Biden administration's infrastructure act expires, it will pit cities versus states and roads versus transit.

September 4, 2025

Why More Communities Are Reconsidering Speed Limits From a Pedestrian’s Perspective

Is America's driver-centered approach to setting speed limits starting to shift? An engineer argues it is, and offers a reminder about why it matters.

September 4, 2025
See all posts