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

Tuesday’s Headlines Lace Up Their Sneakers

Biking on a trail in Kellogg, Idaho. Photo: Don Kostelec

    • The omnibus spending bill signed by President Biden in December includes $27 million for walking and biking trails. Trail use is up 45 percent since 2019. (Route Fifty)
    • Facing a deadline in California and other states to electrify its fleet, Uber is working with automakers to design lower-cost electric vehicles. (Wall Street Journal)
    • Low-traffic neighborhoods actually reduce traffic and don't push it onto roads outside the boundaries, according to a UK study. (The Guardian)
    • Houston's transit agency will vote this week on whether to rescue the city's financially trouble BCycle bike-share system. (Houston Public Media)
    • Despite committing to Vision Zero, Denver's traffic deaths are trending in the opposite direction. (Westword)
    • With North Carolina Republicans against letting Charlotte raise sales taxes to fund light rail, the city could either raise property taxes instead or do some horse-trading for wider freeways. (WFAE)
    • The Kansas City Star editorial board is opposed to the Missouri DOT spending $859 million to widen I-70, arguing that the city has enough freeway lanes already and adding more won't help.
    • File under: Why are U.S. transit projects so expensive? A mere 1.3-mile segment of Caltrain's extension into downtown San Francisco is now estimated to cost $6.7 billion. (San Jose Mercury News)
    • The Chicago Sun-Times editorializes in favor of cameras to keep drivers out of bike and bus lanes.
    • Milwaukee's FlexRide microtransit service is expanding into the suburbs. (Urban Milwaukee)
    • Tampa Bay added two four-way stops and 10 crosswalks around a local high school. (CBS News)
    • It's Mardi Gras time. Here's how to get around New Orleans without a car. (Times-Picayune)

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Streetsblog USA

Wednesday’s Headlines Welcome Our Robot Overlords

The robotaxi field is growing, but with buyouts and now possibly layoffs at the U.S. DOT, will anyone be left to regulate them?

July 30, 2025

Shifting Gears to Urban Bike Delivery

Bikes can revolutionize delivery in urban areas. A new report outlines how policymakers can spur them in their communities.

July 30, 2025

Trump’s ‘Beautiful’ Bill Kills Lovely QueensWay Park (Plus Many Efforts to Erase ‘Racist’ Highways)

Here's another reason for Mayor Adams to have buyer's remorse over his bromance with President Trump.

July 29, 2025

Tuesday’s Headlines Reel in the Years

Republicans continue to roll back the Biden administration's legacy, most recently ending the DOT's Neighborhood Access and Equity program.

July 29, 2025

What Will It Take To Give Victims and Advocates a Voice at US DOT?

A new bill would put a dedicated "roadway safety advocate" in the halls of US DOT — and you can support it right now.

July 29, 2025

Monday’s Headlines E-Biking Away

There's a million destinations if we had a little help from the government to afford to buy an e-bike.

July 28, 2025
See all posts