Monday’s Gilded Headlines

Get ready for some really tacky-looking transportation projects.

By Blake Aued

12:01 AM EST on February 9, 2026

The president, thinking about a new ballroom at Trump Station, probably.

|Photo: White House/Shealah Craighead

A new "beautification committee" appointed by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy could reshape transportation infrastructure to suit President Trump's aesthetic tastes — aka, classical instead of modernist architecture. (Fast Company)
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer rejected President Trump's offer to release $16 billion for a Hudson River rail tunnel project, if Penn Station and Dulles Airport were named after Trump (NY Post). Soon after, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze the funding (Gothamist).
In a potentially landmark case, an Arizona court found Uber liable for a driver sexually assaulting a passenger and ordered the company to pay $8.5 million. (NBC News)
City Beautiful made a video about how jaywalking laws were written to serve the interests of the auto industry.
The Las Vegas transit agency ordered 50 new low-emissions compressed natural gas buses from New Flyer. (Automotive World)
Will Charlotte's new transit authority finally open the Gateway station? (WFAE)
Madison's Vision Zero strategy is based on changing how drivers think. (WKOW)
A pedestrian killed by a driver in Columbus, Ohio was forced into the roadway by impassable, snow-covered sidewalks. (Underground)
A bill requiring e-bike riders to slow down near pedestrians is making its way through the Florida legislature. (CBS News)
Utah legislators are still trying to stop Salt Lake City from calming traffic on city streets. (Salt Lake Tribune)
Atlanta has renewed its e-bike rebate program, appropriating another $1 million. (Georgia Public Broadcasting)
Blue Krewe is adding 400 new e-bikes to New Orleans' bikeshare service before Mardi Gras. (The Advocate)
San Antonio residents urgently want safer street designs, a city survey found. (KSAT)
A Minneapolis driver injured a pedestrian by crashing an SUV into a light rail station. (CBS News)
A San Francisco woman recalls how a man dressed in a bunny suit helped her after she was hit by a car while riding her bike. (Texas Public Radio)