Skip to Content
Streetsblog USA home
Streetsblog USA home
Log In
Streetsblog

Monday’s Headlines Look Forward to Cleaner Trains

No more of these diesels.

    • Amtrak pledged to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2045. (Washington Post)
    • The Environmental Protection Agency has created a new office of climate justice to rectify the effects of pollution and climate change on low-income and minority communities. (New York Times)
    • Chatter is starting up again about a potential Pete Buttigieg run for president in 2024. (The Hill)
    • California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law lifting parking mandates on new developments near transit. (Cal Matters)
    • The long-delayed Crenshaw-LAX light rail line will open Oc. 7. (Los Angeles Times)
    • Three driverless Cruise vehicles were involved in crashes in one night in San Francisco. (KRON)
    • "I don't see cars as the enemy. I see traffic and wasted time as the enemy. Pollution is the enemy," Boston Mayor Michelle Wu told the Boston Globe in response to a Boston Herald editorial.
    • The Buffalo News editorial board says drivers must learn to share the road with bikes and pedestrians.
    • Omaha is removing its first and only protected bike lane, prompting Bike Walk Nebraska to end a partnership with the city. (WOWT)
    • Ann Arbor is removing on-street parking to extend a bikeway on Division Street. (MLive)
    • The Austin Transit Partnership, created to oversee the $10 billion Project Connect transit expansion plan, passed its first budget. (KXAN)
    • The Houston Metro passed its largest-ever budget at nearly $1.8 billion. (Community Impact)
    • USA Today fact-checks a viral false claim about rising gas taxes in Colorado.
    • London authorities arrested a 17-year-old in connection with the recent Uber hack. (The Verge)

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Streetsblog USA

Op-Ed: Equitable Transportation Research Makes America Great. So Why Is the Trump Admin Hollowing It Out?

Allowing political considerations to hollow out and cancel ongoing research is not only harmful to whatever domain the administration deems a threat, but it sets an alarming precedent for research at large, setting us on a path leading backward rather than forward. 

Don’t Keep Wednesday’s Headlines Hanging

Is President Trump really going to kill congestion pricing? If so, how? And why?

February 12, 2025

This App Could Make D.C. One of the Most Accessible Transit Networks In the World

A new app makes it possible for people with visual impairments to navigate the deepest reaches of D.C.'s underground transit network – and it could have benefits for other riders, too.

February 12, 2025

The Missing Ingredients in America’s ‘Minimobility’ Revolution

Cargo trikes, GEMs, bike rickshaws, and other light electric vehicles could help wean America off cars — but a new grant that could help cities encourage their adoption is being paused by the Trump administration.

February 11, 2025

Who Benefits from Trump ‘Birthrate’ Funding Scheme? Wealthier, Whiter Drivers

This prioritization lacks evidence of how it will meet the memo’s stated purpose to “bolster the American economy and benefit the American people.”

February 11, 2025
See all posts