Wednesday’s Headlines Are Truckin’
Maybe we shouldn't rely so much on diesel to fuel buses or move so much freight by truck.
By
Blake Aued
12:32 AM EDT on June 17, 2026
- Transit agencies usually hedge against rising fuel costs by keeping a year’s supply of diesel fuel on hand, so they’re not as affected by price variations as airlines. On the other hand, they also can’t raise prices at the drop of a hat. (Smart Cities Dive)
- Because 70 percent of freight is shipped by truck, high diesel costs affect almost every consumer. (Penn Today)
- Truckers don’t want to make last-mile deliveries, which is why they see New York City’s microhub program as a success. (Trucking Info)
- GM is getting into the business of building batteries for data centers. (Tech Crunch)
- After the new Bellevue line opened, Seattle now has the busiest light rail system in the country. (Secret Seattle)
- Houston created a Green Corridor to help soccer fans walk or bike around the city during the World Cup, and many people are hoping the changes stick. (Houston Public Media)
- A new Colorado law requires automakers to recycle electric vehicle batteries. (The Drive)
- Amtrak’s Borealis line between Chicago and St. Paul has drawn more than 400,000 passengers since it launched two years ago. (Minnesota Public Radio)
- Jarrett Walker drew a new bus route map for Des Moines that improves headways in the densest areas. (Human Transit)
- A safe streets advocate argues that Hawaii bikeshare Biki deserves more funding. (Civil Beat)
- Wyoming transit agencies are seeing massive cuts to their federal funding. (Buffalo Bulletin)
- The Hop is shifting to its “festival line” route for the summer. (Urban Milwaukee)
- Aspen is starting a fare-free transit pilot program. (Passenger Transport)
- An epic handshake is happening between unlikely partners in developers, transit advocates and environmentalists over a North Carolina bill banning parking minimums. (WHQR)
- Meet the guys responsible for painting the L.A. Metro. (The Source)
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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