Tuesday’s Headlines Set the Record Straight
Folks who think dirtier cars will be cheaper to drive are in for a rude awakening.
By
Blake Aued
12:01 AM EST on December 9, 2025
- President Trump claims rolling back regulations on fuel efficiency and tailpipe emissions will save American drivers $1,000 a year. In reality, consumers will pay more for gas, and it costs companies money when they have to deal with regulatory whiplash every time administrations change. (Vox)
- Climate change is also causing health care costs to rise. (Yale Climate Connections)
- Would reforming NEPA streamline transit and clean energy projects or gut the environmental review process? (Heatmap)
- Charlotte Area Transit System ridership remains down 8 percent since the stabbing death of Iryna Zarutskas. (WFAE)
- Poor street design has resulted in drivers killing or injuring 115 cyclists and pedestrians this year, topping last year’s numbers. (NBC 4)
- Supply chain problems are delaying repairs to Philadelphia railcars, which in turn is disrupting service. (Voice)
- The Bronze Line will connect eastern St. Paul to downtown. (Minnesota Public Radio)
- The L.A. Metro voted to move forward with a controversial Dodger Stadium gondola project. (Los Angeles Times)
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom released a plan to advance funding to cash-strapped Bay Area transit agencies. (E&E News)
- Play the world’s smallest violin for the AI workers in San Francisco who can’t find free parking near their offices. (Chronicle)
- As the name suggestions, video game Subway Builder lets transit nerds design their own subways for actual U.S. cities (Greater Greater Washington). Another urban planning game, Cities: Skyline II, lets players decide how much they want to accommodate cars (The Drive).
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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