- From California to Virginia and Alaska to Louisiana, states have pinned their hopes on federal funding for long-needed transit and other infrastructure projects. (New York Times)
- Transportation for America is worried that the coming showdown involving the bipartisan infrastructure bill, the reconciliation bill and the debt ceiling could wind up gutting transit funding.
- Parents want their children to avoid crowded school buses during the pandemic, which makes protecting students who walk or bike to school all the more important. (Washington Post)
- Washington, D.C.'s auditor is investigating why the city's Vision Zero program isn't working. (WTOP)
- New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio's failed Vision Zero initiative is coming back to bite him in his final year in office. (Politico)
- The Texas DOT's plan for I-35 through Austin is likely to induce demand and increase emissions. (KUT)
- There is plenty of space for bike lanes in Denver, it's just that the DOT would rather give it cars. (9 News)
- A Philadelphia alternative to Amazon offers next-day delivery by bike. (Inquirer)
- The Hampton Roads, Virginia, transit agency plans to expand a light rail line. (13 New Now)
- Peoria tried pop-up bike and bus lanes downtown last weekend. (Central Illinois Proud)
- A Phoenix museum's exhibit shows how streetcars helped the city grow and prosper, then were abandoned in favor of cars. (AZ Central)
- A new West Seattle program is aimed at helping non-drivers navigate a bridge closure. (Post-Intelligencer)
- The Philadelphia Parking Authority is now patrolling bike lanes for illegally parked cars. (WHYY)
- In Texas, a teenage pickup truck driver who was harassing cyclists by rolling coal — intentionally bellowing huge clouds of black smoke out of a modified exhaust system —wound up sending six of them to the hospital. No word on any charges he might face. (Jalopnik)
- Unlike so many drivers, the driver of a Boston light rail train who rear-ended another train is facing charges. (ABC News)
Streetsblog
Tuesday’s Headlines Want Congress to Get It Together
By Blake Aued
Stay in touch
Sign up for our free newsletter
More from Streetsblog USA
Wednesday’s Headlines Think Globally, Act Locally
In a world where the federal government is aligned against all your goals, what else can you do?
February 5, 2025
Study: You’re Not That Much Safer In a 4,000+ Pound Car
For decades, American car buyers believed that bigger = safer. A new study finds that rule appears to have hit a ceiling.
February 5, 2025
Op-Ed: Reviewing America’s First (and Last?) Federal ‘Reconnecting Communities’ Pilot
The Biden administration exhausted the funds of the first-in-the-nation Reconnecting Communities program before they left office. But how did they spend the money — and what can we learn about how to do better next time, if advocates ever get another bite at the apple?
February 5, 2025
Tuesday’s Headlines Are a Sanctuary
The Trump administration's latest threat would withhold funding from many big-city transit agencies and transportation projects in some blue states with "sanctuary" policies on immigration.
February 4, 2025
This Automaker Is Attacking Sustainable Transportation Even More Than You Think
The world's largest automaker has been ramping up spending to put climate change deniers in Congress, and crushing support for all kinds of sustainable modes in the process.
February 4, 2025
