Tuesday’s Headlines Are Burning Up
On climate change, the gap is growing between what governments are promising and doing, and neither is enough.
By
Blake Aued
12:01 AM EST on November 11, 2025
- The globe is headed for a catastrophic rise in temperatures and woefully underfunding solutions as representatives from almost 200 nations and other groups meet for a UN conference on climate change. The meeting is being held in Brazil, an oil-rich nation that’s currently building a highway through the rain forest. (The Ecologist)
- More on last week’s election results: 13 of 16 municipal transit measures passed, totaling $11.6 billion. (Mass Transit)
- Even without the $7,500 federal tax credit, electric vehicles cost less over a 15-year period than hybrids or vehicles with an internal combustion engine. (CNET)
- Should private parking management companies be allowed to issue tickets? (Tampa Bay Times)
- A bill sponsored by Sen. Tommy Tuberville, an Alabama Republican, would require rideshare drivers to speak English. (WBRC)
- Former NYC transportation commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan thinks mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani can achieve his ambition street safety goals. (Fast Company)
- The staffer who oversaw Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s first-term bike lane expansion is leaving Wu’s office. (Herald)
- Portland is moving forward with the Broadway Main Street project despite the Trump administration canceling a $38 million grant. (BikePortland)
- Jacksonville should be building light rail instead of expanding the hardly-used Skyway. (Jax Today)
- The Detroit People Mover is closed through Nov. 22 for maintenance. (CBS News)
- Almost every Utah resident would live within a mile of a proposed 3,100-mile network of paved bike paths. (Bike Mag)
- A San Francisco neighborhood turned a parking lot into a pop-up park — unfortunately, only for two days. (Chronicle)
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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