Friday’s Headlines Got Lucky
Crash data doesn't nearly capture the near misses cyclists have to endure.
By
Blake Aued
12:01 AM EST on November 7, 2025
- Potholes and rushing drivers are causing cyclist to have near-miss crashes, especially in areas where there’s no protected bike infrastructure, according to a study out of London. (Momentum)
- Consultant Jarrett Walker highlights some of his firm’s achievements at boosting transit ridership by redesigning bus routes at Human Transit.
- For people who worry about when the next bus will come, the Transit app can be a game-changer. (Metro)
- In the future, maybe rideshare drivers can fix drinks for robotaxi passengers, according to Lyft CEO David Risher. (Business Insider)
- New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani won by returning to the progressive ideal of budgets as a moral document. (Time)
- Houston has adjusted signal timing for the Red Line after complaints that anti-transit Mayor John Whitmire had meddled with signal priority for light rail. (Houston Public Media)
- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu won a second term unopposed (WBUR). She was known as strongly pro-bike until moderating her stance in the face of criticism from challenger Josh Kraft, who later dropped out.
- Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles also won re-election in the face of conservative blowback from the stabbing death of a light rail passenger. (Washington Post)
- Axios reports that traffic is objectively getting worse in Austin, and drivers believe it’s getting worse in Boston.
- The St. Louis Metro is saving money by 3D-printing replacement parts. (Railway Age)
- Milwaukee police can now tow your car if you have an unpaid reckless driving ticket. (Urban Milwaukee)
- Portland is deploying work crews to clean up sidewalks. (KATU)
- Jacksonville should look to Tucson for an example of a smaller city successfully deploying streetcars. (Jax Today)
- Urban Land lauds Denver for turning 16th Street into an inviting space that can be a blueprint for other cities.
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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