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Monday’s Headlines Damn the Torpedoes

Full speed ahead, no matter how many people die.

This type of testing is not essential, according to President Trump.

  • DOGE is targeting U.S. DOT employees whose work focuses on safety. (Politico)
  • Planetizen demolishes the conservative argument that cities that reject sprawl and embrace New Urbanism are crime-ridden hellholes.
  • States are lobbying the Trump administration to pull back Biden-era funds for green infrastructure and let them spend the money on roads instead. (Transportation Today)
  • The Brookings Institute thinks congestion pricing is too effective and popular to kill.
  • While the Trump administration battles congestion pricing in New York City, European cities are increasingly going car-free. (Washington Post)
  • A think tank is proposing a high-speed rail network that connects all of Europe. (Fast Company)
  • The D.C. Metro is facing $200 million worth of cuts if Congress passes the continuing resolution. (NBC Washington)
  • Sound Transit has chosen a new CEO to run the Seattle area transit agency, but who it is is a secret. (Seattle Times)
  • Austin's plans for a Project Connect light rail might run into trouble over using eminent domain to displace businesses and residents. (KXAN)
  • Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker is proposing to spend more money on Vision Zero after being criticized for budget cuts last year. (Voice)
  • Chicago bike lanes are threatened by the Trump administration's cuts. (CBS News)
  • A Providence artist is turning sidewalk cracks into art. (Journal)

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