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Fifty U.S. cities and others around the globe memorialized the victims of traffic violence on Sunday.

12:01 AM EST on November 17, 2025

A pair of shoes to memorialize a child lost to traffic violence. Photo: North Carolina DOT

The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims was Sunday, and dozens of cities worldwide planned memorials (Forbes), including San Antonio (KSAT) and Milwaukee (CBS 58).
Hamstrung by high inflation, the Biden administration’s infrastructure act wound up boosting spending on highways, while transit funding remained flat and investment in rail declined. (Urban Institute)
Even worse, the Trump administration is now seeking to divert billions of dollars in funding for transit toward highways (Politico Pro; paywall)
Proposals for high-speed rail in Texas could be dead on arrival because Dallas-area cities can’t agree on a route. (KERA)
Washington, D.C. bikeshare providers are throttling back speeds on e-bikes because police say teens are using them as getaway vehicles. (Post)
Advocates tired of delays on new light rail lines gathered in Seattle last week to tell Sound Transit to “build the damn trains!” (The Urbanist)
The Christian Science Monitor profiled Philip Eng, the “T” manager credited with getting Boston’s unreliable subway back on track.
Kansas City is looking for state and federal help to expand bus service during next summer’s World Cup. (News From the States)
Plans for a second bus rapid transit line in Raleigh are running into trouble because they would require acquiring private property. (News & Observer)
A slain bodega cat — not a person — has become the face of outrage over robotaxis in San Francisco. (New York Times)
Yale Climate Connections highlighted Culdesac, a new car-free development in Tempe.
Tucson celebrated the 50th anniversary of Sun Trans with an open house featuring the century-old Old Pueblo Trolley. (Spotlight)

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