- The federal government has spent $1.5 trillion on highways since 1991, yet they're still dangerous and poorly maintained. Why should Congress keep throwing good money after bad? (Transportation for America, reposted by Streetsblog USA)
- The EPA is poised to reverse a 2009 finding that greenhouse gases are a danger to human health, threatening the agency's ability to regulate carbon emissions from cars and other sources. (Politico)
- Nowhere is safe from the effects of climate change. (The Guardian)
- Transportation safety research are among grants the boot from the Trump administration. (CityLab, Streetsblog)
- The Federal Transit Administration is not enforcing a new rule on transit worker safety. (Smart Cities Dive)
- CNU Public Square highlights a highly walkable village street grid design.
- Fights over congestion pricing in New York and bike lanes in Boston are signs that conservatives are trying to reclaim the idea that streets are for cars and cars alone. (Commonwealth Beacon)
- A transportation sales tax proposal for Charlotte is gaining traction in the North Carolina legislature, but one suburb continues to fight it because it won't get a promised light rail line. (Observer)
- A franchise fee on utilities could help pay for Des Moines transit (Axios). Meanwhile, Greater Greater Washington floated the idea of a land value tax to fund the D.C. Metro.
- A Miami developer broke ground on a 2,000-apartment mixed use development near a bus terminal. (Construction Dive)
- A Washington state Senate bill would let cities drop speed limits to as low as 10 miles per hour on shared streets. (MyNorthwest)
- Pittsburgh is considering expanding a program that helps low-income homeowners fix their sidewalks. (Tribune-Review)
- Sacramento approved a quick-build program for road safety projects. (Bee)
- It remains unclear whether Minneapolis will receive the remaining $234 million from a federal grant for the Green Line. (Axios)
- Streets.mn calls for rethinking the importance of skyways, which have fallen out of favor with urbanists.
- Madrid's low emissions zone led to vastly improved air quality. (Cities Today)
- East Asia has some of the best transit-oriented development in the world. (Arch Daily)
Today's Headlines
Friday’s Headlines Torched a Trillion
As Congress considers a new surface transportation bill, Transportation for America reminds us that all we'll get from building more highways is more traffic, pollution and deaths.
By Blake Aued
“Just one more Lane, bro,” said the LSU fan.
|Photo: Hequals2Henry, CCRead More:
Stay in touch
Sign up for our free newsletter
More from Streetsblog USA
Friday Video: Buenos Aires Will Challenge Everything You Think You Know About Buses
The Paris of South America has an amazing bus system — but it doesn't run like North American ones at all.
March 13, 2026
Friday’s Headlines Change How We Keep Score
The way the U.S. measures traffic death rates skews public perception toward the status quo.
March 13, 2026
Talking Headways Podcast: Buildings are Here to Help People
Jeremy Wells on his book, Managing the Magic of Old Places: Crafting Public Policies for People-Centered Historic Preservation.
March 12, 2026
Bus Companies Say There’s a Better Way to Take a ‘Great American Road Trip’ This Summer
"Our eventual goal is to make inter-city bus travel every American's first consideration when they think about how to get from one city to the next."
March 12, 2026
Opinion: Make This Summer’s World Cup A Car-Free Paradise
NYC has a major opportunity to support people who don't drive during the World Cup. Could other host cities do it, too?
Thursday’s Headlines Can’t Keep Up
While other developed nations are building more transit lines as their populations increase, the U.S. is not.
March 12, 2026
