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

Thursday’s Headlines Don’t Need Parking

Here's the latest round up of cities that are saying no to parking mandates, plus more news.

  • All Things Considered covered the dozens of cities that are getting rid of minimum parking requirements in an effort to promote walkability and bring down housing costs. (NPR)
  • As a possible government shutdown looms, Congress is headed for a showdown over House Republicans' proposal to slash $1.5 billion in funding for Amtrak, which the Democrat-controlled Senate is unlikely to agree to. (Politico)
  • Jacobin Magazine calls for nationalizing Greyhound and creating a network of highway bus-only lanes.
  • Instead of putting the money into developing their own electric vehicles, U.S. automakers paid Tesla $8 billion for tax credits instead — a decision they're now regretting. (Frontier Group)
  • Electric car drivers in Kentucky are now paying more than double in taxes what their gas-guzzling counterparts are paying. (Electrek)
  • Traffic deaths in Kansas City continue to rise while its Vision Zero program remains underfunded. (KCUR)
  • Axios notes that the Houston light rail just turned 20, while unfortunately transit ridership still has not fully recovered from the pandemic.
  • A recent Minnesota DOT study found that road projects hit urban small businesses particularly hard. (Finance & Commerce)
  • Philadephia's Kensington and Fishtown neighborhoods remain hot spots for development despite declining ridership on the local elevated rail line. (Inquirer)
  • Even liberal Boulder is having a hard time cutting carbon emissions. It's on track to fall well short of its 2018 goal of a 70% reduction by 2030. (Colorado Sun)
  • Ameristarrail — a company that wants to compete with Amtrak in the Northeast Corridor — is proposing a fare-free, zero-emissions trolley in Wilmington. (Delaware Public Media)
  • Forbes lists dozens of reasons to bike more in 2024 — including improving your sex life!

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Streetsblog USA

Friday Video: The Utopia of London’s Low-Traffic Neighborhoods

Streetsfilms follows an urban planner around the “low-traffic neighborhood” of St. Peter’s in the London borough of Islington.

November 7, 2025

Friday’s Headlines Got Lucky

Crash data doesn't nearly capture the near misses cyclists have to endure.

November 7, 2025

San Diego Is Latest California City to Welcome Waymo

The Alphabet-owned company announced plans to begin mapping city streets and launching limited operations sometime next year — but whether that move will help advance San Diego’s safety and climate goals remains to be seen.

November 6, 2025

Talking Headways Podcast: Why Are We Going Backwards?

A very special discussion about why America keeps building highways, how President Trump is targeting transit and how we can all get a better federal transportation bill if we want it.

November 6, 2025

Thursday’s Headlines Won Big

It was a good day for transit on Election Day Tuesday.

November 6, 2025

Transit Wins Big Again In Local Elections Across America

Several candidates who ran on ambitious transportation reform platforms won at the ballot box on Tuesday — but even more communities said yes to supporting transit directly.

November 6, 2025
See all posts