Wednesday’s Headlines Stick With What Works
Forget robotaxis. Just make the bus come frequently and on time.
By
Blake Aued
1:20 AM EDT on July 16, 2025
- Sci-fi fantasies aren’t going to save us from traffic congestion. The answer is just efficient, useful, old-fashioned public transit. (Fast Company)
- Cars’ A-pillars, between the windshield and the front doors, are getting wider, obstructing drivers’ views of pedestrians. (CityLab)
- Almost 30 cities and counties joined a lawsuit against the Trump administration for withholding federal funds for transportation, among other things, because of their policies on diversity, immigration and other issues. (Stateline)
- Heated rhetoric in Harrisburg is threatening a deal on funding for Pennsylvania transit agencies. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- It may take another seven or eight years, but plans are progressing for Amtrak routes connecting Ohio’s largest cities. (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
- Greater Greater Washington has a primer on the D.C. Metro’s new bus routes.
- The bikeshare Lime set a Seattle record with 1 million rides in June. (Seattle Times)
- A public education campaign in Wisconsin targeting young men helped increase seatbelt use 25 percent. (Smart Cities Dive)
- Huntsville, Alabama is applying for federal grants for a new transit facility, hybrid electric buses and new paratransit vans. (WAAY)
- Clemson, South Carolina is revitalizing its downtown with wider sidewalks and bike lanes. (Go Upstate)
- Bubble-blowing cyclists burst Ann Arbor drivers’ notion that roads are just for motorists. (MLive; paywall)
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.
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