- Left-leaning writers are starting to join conservatives onboard the pro-sprawl bandwagon as they look for solutions to a shortage of housing. Yet it's still the case that sprawl destroys natural areas and farms, and leads to more roads, more cars and more pollution. (CityLab)
- The Eno Center for Transportation outlines the many changes the Trump administration has made to discretionary grant programs.
- Smart loading zones where delivery and rideshare drivers reserve curb space through apps can help cities manage an increasingly scarce resource and drastically reduce double-parking. (Smart Cities Dive)
- Cars don't have to be moving to kill — because leaving a child inside one for just a few minutes on a hot day can be deadly. (Jalopnik)
- A bill clearing the way for a metro Charlotte transportation tax referendum overwhelmingly passed the North Carolina Senate. (WFAE)
- Wired interviews an Austin lawmaker who wants the Texas legislature to exert more control over Tesla robotaxis.
- An impasse over transit funding is one reason why Pennsylvania's state budget is late for the fourth year in a row. (Penn Live)
- Philadelphia is planning safety improvements at an intersection where a truck driver killed a cyclist last month. (WHYY)
- Boise elementary school students are lobbying to replace pedestrian flags with rapid flashing beacons at a crash-prone intersection. (KTVB)
- Boulder ended parking mandates for new developments citywide. (Reporting Lab)
- Vancouver's TransLink is buying 100 battery-electric buses to replace diesel models. (Metro Magazine)
- These "bike mayors" may not have been elected, but they're the face of cycling for cities worldwide. (Region to Be Cheerful)
Today's Headlines
Tuesday’s Sprawling Headlines
Sprawl seems to be having a moment, but it remains a very shortsighted and environmentally disastrous way to solve the housing crisis.
By Blake Aued
This is the future that liberals want?
|Photo: Scorpions and CentaursRead More:
Stay in touch
Sign up for our free newsletter
More from Streetsblog USA
Friday Video: Why The Latest Wave of E-Bike Restrictions Are So Stupid
New Jersey just set a new standard for over-reaction on e-bikes by passing a victim-blaming law. Here's why no state should follow suit.
Friday Video: The Fight to Expand A South Carolina Freeway … For Bikes
Greenville is looking for the good kind of induced demand — by expanding a popular rail-trail.
January 23, 2026
Friday’s Headlines Pollute All They Want
If the courts and Congress won't do it, the EPA under President Trump will just have to repeal itself.
January 23, 2026
Talking Headways Podcast: A Week Without Driving
Anna Zivarts discusses the lessons of her national campaign and yearly event with several politicians who brought it to their communities.
January 22, 2026
Aisle Be Damned: Dems and GOP Unite in Oregon In Bid To Legalize Kei Trucks
Tiny trucks bring people together across the political spectrum — and they could help save lives and budgets.
January 22, 2026
Thursday’s Headlines Are Getting Their Butts Kicked by China
China alone accounted for 72 percent of the new metro and light rail lines that opened last year, more than doubling the rest of the world combined.
January 22, 2026
