Monday’s Headlines Are Bussin’
The U.S. DOT released $2 billion for 165 agencies to buy 2,400 new buses.
12:01 AM EST on November 24, 2025
- The U.S. DOT announced 165 grants worth a total of $2 billion for local and state transit agencies to buy 2,400 buses (The Hill). The majority of the funding is from a Biden infrastructure act program for low- and no-emissions buses, but the Trump administration appears to favor hybrids over battery-electric models (Eno Center for Transportation).
- Every $1 billion spent on transit creates 50,000 jobs, which is why the Trump administration should fully fund transit. (Otherwords)
- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will start using crash test dummies that emulate women for the first time. (Jalopnik)
- New administrators were confirmed for the NHTSA and the Federal Highway Administration. (Transportation Today)
- Homebuyers, especially young ones, are willing to pay a premium for homes in walkable neighborhoods. (Realtor)
- Police are investigating tacks scattered across a Cambridge bike lane that damaged several bikes. (WHDH)
- A new bikeshare is launching at The Underline, Miami’s 10-mile linear park. (Time Out)
- The Portland Bureau of Transportation announced several new bike projects. (BikePortland)
- Pittsburgh’s Mount Washington Transit Tunnel is set to reopen by the end of the year. (Union Progress)
- Chinese engineers are using AI to plan the best route for a geologically challenging high-speed rail tunnel. (South China Morning Post)
- Urban design firm Copenhagenize named the 30 bike-friendliest cities in the world, all of them in Europe except for Montreal, Quebec City and Vancouver. (Fast Company, Momentum)
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