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Tuesday’s Headlines Toll for Thee

While a few states, like Minnesota and New York, have been able to avoid it, the long-feared fiscal cliff for transit agencies is here in Illinois and Pennsylvania.

Monday’s Headlines Could Be Worse

Passenger rail and public transit would get a slight bump under the Trump administration's budget proposal, which might be the only decent news we got over the weekend.

Friday’s Headlines Reinvent a Worse Wheel

Because they spend so much time driving without passengers, Uber's Routeshare shuttles won't be much better for traffic or air quality than private cars.

Thursday’s Headlines Build It, and They Will Come

Believe it or not, people are more likely to bike when they feel safe. Science proves it.

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Wednesday’s Texas-Sized Headlines

Some urbanists dreamed about repurposing gas stations in the EV age. They're being repurposed, all right.

Advocates Install Bus Benches in San Francisco

SF Bay Area Bench Collective installs first eight guerrilla transit benches at bus stops in the Mission.

Car Harms Monday: Cars Make Us More Lonely

The specter of road violence keeps people from interacting. And you can blame cars for that.

Families for Safe Streets Founder ‘Disgusted’ That NYS Law to Slow Down Cars is Being Use for Bikes

Amy Cohen says she is disgusted and we will not be quiet about the Adams administration warping the intent behind a decade of her work for safe streets.

Eyes on the Street: Metro’s LAX Mega-Station Is Open

The 11-acre $900-million LAX Metro Transit Center is open to the public — and it's spectacular!

Behind Post-Crash Care, Real People Work to Save Lives

In a transportation system that takes automobile deaths and injuries for granted, what is the impact on emergency medical workers?

Friday Video: Reining in the Sprawl

Some cities are shifting toward eco-friendly housing. Here are some lessons.

Talking Headways Podcast: Keys to San Francisco’s Future

Sujata Srivastava, Chief Policy Officer at SPUR, on an "urbanist decision-making framework for San Francisco’s new mayor."

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