Tuesday’s Headlines Drag Their Feet
The Trump administration has refused to award any grants for transit capital projects over the past year and a half.
By
Blake Aued
12:13 AM EDT on July 28, 2026
- The second Trump administration has not signed off on a single new grant for a transit project, leaving $7 billion appropriated by Congress piling up and 56 requests awaiting approval. (New York Times)
- The World Cup’s long walks and expensive train rides to stadiums exposed the need for sustainable funding and land-use reform. (Transportation for America)
- Almost a third of folks with new car loans are underwater, with an average negative equity of nearly $7,000. (Detroit Free Press)
- A federal appeals court upheld Colorado’s congestion fee on rental cars. The revenue goes toward transit to reduce traffic congestion. (Reuters)
- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a statewide e-bike and e-scooter safety bill, leaving a patchwork of local regulations in place. (News 6)
- A regional transportation commission in Philadelphia approved $300 million for new walking and biking trails. (WHYY)
- California seems to have forgotten that transit-oriented development doesn’t work without transit. (San Francisc0 Chronicle; paywall)
- Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he’ll block any effort to rename Penn Station after Donald Trump. (Fox 5)
- Amtrak and the Michigan DOT are planning to double service between Detroit and Chicago and start a new route to Cleveland. (Crain’s Business)
- UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is under fire for tapping the foreign aid budget to pay for reduced bus fares. (The Guardian)
- Poland is building a nationwide network of high-speed rail lines. (UA News)
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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