- 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: Buildings are Here to Help People
Jeremy Wells on his book, Managing the Magic of Old Places: Crafting Public Policies for People-Centered Historic Preservation.
March 12, 2026
Bus Companies Say There’s a Better Way to Take a ‘Great American Road Trip’ This Summer
"Our eventual goal is to make inter-city bus travel every American's first consideration when they think about how to get from one city to the next."
March 12, 2026
Opinion: Make This Summer’s World Cup A Car-Free Paradise
NYC has a major opportunity to support people who don't drive during the World Cup. Could other host cities do it, too?
Thursday’s Headlines Can’t Keep Up
While other developed nations are building more transit lines as their populations increase, the U.S. is not.
March 12, 2026
Wednesday’s Headlines Are Leading the Blind
Unfortunately, many city streets and subway stations are still not ADA compliant.
March 11, 2026
Trump’s Funding Freeze Has Derailed Transit, Undermining Growth and Economic Opportunity For All Americans
American cities used to have some of the longest per-capita rail networks in the world. Not anymore.
March 11, 2026
