Skip to Content
Streetsblog USA home
Streetsblog USA home
Log In
Today's Headlines

Wednesday’s Headlines Are Fireworks-ed Out

Celebrate the Biden administration's efforts to reduce transportation emissions, or celebrate America's birthday by filling up your tank at the world's largest gas station.

  • The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's $6.4 billion Carbon Reduction Program will focus on reducing emissions from transportation — if state governments play ball. (Natural Resources Defense Council)
  • Shared mobility and working from home have led to a whole lot of unused parking. So what should communities do with it? (Route Fifty)
  • Minneapolis is the best big city for biking, followed by San Francisco and Seattle, while Davis, California, tops the list for medium-sized cities and Provincetown, Massachusetts for small ones, according to a PeopleForBikes report. (Smart Cities Dive)
  • Oregon cities are quickly moving to get rid of minimum parking mandates under a new state law. (Sightline)
  • The Twin Cities' Met Council added hundreds of millions to the cost of the Southwest Line light rail project by failing to enforce construction contracts. (Minnesota Reformer)
  • The new TikTok trend in New York City is "subway surfing," and yes, it's as dangerous as it sounds. (Slate)
  • A pedestrian bridge connecting two Charlotte neighborhoods has been delayed until 2027. (Axios)
  • Cincinnati's regional planning agency OKI passed the $115 million mark for spending on bike trails. (Northern Kentucky Tribune)
  • Greyhound has moved its Philadelphia terminal to a small office space with no restroom and no indoor waiting area. (KYW)
  • Milwaukee has four options for a streetcar extension. (Urban Milwaukee)
  • New Orleans is a notoriously dangerous city for biking, which is why bikeshare Blue Bikes and advocacy group Easy Bike are giving away helmets. (Times-Picayune)
  • Colorado Public Radio offers tips on how to start biking, especially for those who've felt excluded.
  • America: Land of the free, home of the world's largest gas station. (The Drive)

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Streetsblog USA

Friday Video: The Largest U.S. City With No Transit

Can communities really keep people moving without fixed-route transit? Find out on this visit to Texas.

November 21, 2025

Friday’s Headlines Tread Carefully

The Washington Post too a deep dive into the epidemic of pedestrian deaths, which rose from 4,300 in 2010 to more than 7,000 in 2023.

November 21, 2025

Talking Headways Podcast: Emotional Consumption in China

High-speed rail has completely transformed the country. Think about that sentence: "High-speed rail has completely transformed the country." When was the last time something positive like that happened here?

November 20, 2025

Cutting Federal Transit Funding Won’t Close Budget Gaps — But Will Make Transportation Less Affordable

The Trump administration's proposal to eliminate the mass transit account of the Highway Trust Fund would be short-sighted, ineffective, and ruinous, a new analysis finds.

November 20, 2025

Thursday’s Headlines Get Schooled

It's still hard to find people willing to drive the ol' cheese wagon. And since so many places aren't walkable, guess what parents are doing?

November 20, 2025
See all posts