- Planners keep looking for other solutions, but the only way to reduce traffic is to drive less. (Planetizen)
- Dusk and dawn are the most dangerous times for pedestrians. (Streetsblog USA)
- The Natural Resources Defense Council has a new guide for cities on parking and mobility.
- The idea of open streets didn't originate with the pandemic. One architect envisioned streets as gathering places a century ago. (Popular Science)
- A new tool that improves upon the oft-cited Walk Score shows that pedestrians and Black residents are being disproportionately killed during Washington, D.C.'s spike in crashes, despite Vision Zero. (Greater Greater Washington)
- Unsurprisingly, an Ohio State study found that drivers are more likely to kill people on wide, straight Columbus roads where it seems safe to drive fast, including city streets that just look like highways.
- The chair of CapMetro says the Austin transit agency should be focused on equity as it embarks on a historic expansion. (American-Statesman)
- Phoenix is upgrading crosswalks, but not at the statistically most dangerous intersections. (Arizona Republic)
- Atlanta is starting to feel the effects of the federal infrastructure law, which will boost road funding by 20 percent and transit funding by 30 percent. (AJC)
- An authority to oversee Omaha's proposed new streetcar meets for the first time today. (World-Herald)
- Des Moines will build 28 blocks of residential sidewalks this year, but the city has identified 700 miles of gaps in the network. (Axios)
- These are the most dangerous intersections in Savannah. (Morning News)
- Here's a frightening video of a Tesla crashing into a Columbus, Ohio, convention center. (NBC 10 Philadelphia)
- The New York Times marvels over London opening a new rail line, wondering if NYC could ever do the same, but let's be honest, as Yonah Freemark remarked, it's not really cutting edge.
Stay in touch
Sign up for our free newsletter
More from Streetsblog USA
Talking Headways Podcast: Localities Subsidize the State DOT
Adie Tomer of Brookings on how to improve regional coordination around infrastructure.
July 10, 2025
Five of the Ugliest Transportation Policies In the ‘Big, Beautiful’ Bill
Here's a rundown of some of the transportation provisions in the Republicans' reconciliation package, and what they might mean for your community.
July 10, 2025
Viva La Thursday’s Headlines
Why is French transit ridership up 10 percent since before the pandemic, while American transit ridership is down 23 percent?
July 10, 2025
Wednesday’s Headlines Are Bigger and Beautiful-er
There's a lot of bad news in the Big Beautiful Bill — but it also may have helped kill a major highway expansion in Oregon.
July 9, 2025
Removing ‘Rainbow Crosswalks’ Won’t Make America’s Arterials Safer
Secretary Duffy wants to tackle dangerous arterials. So why is he coming after rainbow crosswalks most often seen on narrow city roads?
July 9, 2025
The ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Is About Our Transportation Future, Too
Transportation didn't get a lot of mention in the public discussion of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. But it's everywhere.
July 8, 2025
