Tuesday’s Headlines Join Forces
One publication suggests advocates for traffic safety and criminal justice reform should team up to demand better-designed streets instead of more traffic enforcement.
By
Blake Aued
12:01 AM EST on December 19, 2023
- Criminal justice reform advocates should be joining with transportation safety advocates to demand safely designed streets as an alternative to more traffic enforcement. (Convergence)
- Automakers are trying to talk the Biden administration into slowing down the transition from gas to electric vehicles. (Reuters)
- GM driverless car subsidiary Cruise is laying off 900 people, a quarter of its workforce, in the wake of getting kicked out of California over safety problems. (Tech Crunch)
- Americans made an average of more than three trips per day in 2017, but in 2022 that was down to a little over two, which former Streetsblog editor Angie Schmitt notes on her Substack Unpopular Opinions is a huge difference in both good ways (less driving) and bad (less walking).
- A viral photo of a knocked-over bike lane sign is another reminder that, for cyclists, paint isn’t protection. (The Cooldown)
- The controversial I-5 bridge replacement project between Washington and Oregon received a $600 million federal grant, bringing the total funding to $4 billion for the $6 billion project. (The Columbian)
- A lawsuit seeking to halt construction on Interstate 11 in Arizona alleges that the project will destroy the habitat of a pygmy owl species. (Salon)
- Los Angeles NIMBYs are fighting to stop an extension of the light rail C Line. (CBS News)
- New management for Detroit’s streetcar could lay the groundwork for expanding the QLINE. (Bridge Detroit)
- Philadelphia transit police have reached a tentative agreement to end a three-day strike. (Inquirer)
- Massachusetts communities will receive a combined $100 million for active transportation infrastructure through a new tax on millionaires. (MassLive)
- Portland will ask voters to renew a 10-cent gas tax next May. (The Oregonian)
- Here’s what it’s like to ditch your car and commute by e-bike. (Electrek)
Blake Aued has been doing Streetsblog's daily national news digest for years. He's also an Atlanta Braves fan, which enrages his editor in New York.
Read More:
Streetsblog has migrated to a new comment system. New commenters can register directly in the comments section of any article. Returning commenters: your previous comments and display name have been preserved, but you'll need to reclaim your account by clicking "Forgot your password?" on the sign-in form, entering your email, and following the verification link to set a new password — this is required because passwords could not be carried over during the migration. For questions, contact tips@streetsblog.org.
More from Streetsblog USA
In New Jersey, Mayors Show How Quickly We Can Slow Down Drivers
In Jersey City, Mayor James Solomon will install 100 quick-build safety measures, giving a new meaning to the term, "Safety first."
June 12, 2026
Friday Video: What Happens When World Cup Fans Come to America
It is difficult to go to a sportball game in the United States compared to Europe, so let City Nerd Ray Delahanty explain it all to you.
June 12, 2026
Friday’s Headlines Are Still Dangerous
We're seeing a "regression to the mean" after a brief dip in pedestrian deaths.
June 12, 2026
Talking Headways Podcast: Are Arterials Unsafe? Or Are We Making Them Unsafe?
A true roads scholar speaks about the real danger on our streets.
June 11, 2026
Latest Report Shows That Sprawl Continues To Hamstring Youth, Limit Opportunities
Residents of compact and connected neighborhoods have lower energy costs, better health outcomes, lower exposure to vector-borne diseases, well-connected social lives and greater opportunities for children to thrive. But you knew that.
June 11, 2026
