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Friday Video: It’s Time For High Speed … Buses?
How far will America go out of its way to avoid building trains like the rest of the developed world?
May 29, 2026
Friday’s Headlines Have It Made in the Shade
Parking lots make cities hotter, and many are taking steps to cool them down.
May 29, 2026
Talking Headways Podcast: Community Severance by Road
Jaime Benevides and Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou on how community severance by road infrastructure increases mental health hospital visits in New York City.
May 28, 2026
Thursday’s Headlines Have a License to Chill
Many young people aren't all that interested in driving, or can't afford to own a car. Will transit advocates let Uber win them over?
May 28, 2026
America Keeps Building Stadiums Like Transit Doesn’t Matter
What would it take to build a truly transit-oriented sports stadium in Washington D.C., rather than repeating the mistakes of the past?
May 28, 2026
Bay Area Advocates Rally to Stop State Giveaway to Oil Companies
Governor Newsom's environmental agency wants to rob cash-strapped transit operators and give the money to the worst polluters, ostensibly to help with high gas prices
May 27, 2026
Why BUILD America 250 Would Be Uniquely Bad For Passenger Rail
Congress' first draft of the new infrastructure law would be a massive step backwards for passenger rail, one advocacy group says — and not just because the last one raised the bar.
May 27, 2026
Wednesday’s Headlines Missed an Opportunity
The BUILD America 250 Act is headed for a House vote, and it looks like more of the status quo for federal transportation funding.
May 27, 2026
California Climate Funding Fight Pits Transit and Housing Advocates Against Oil Industry Giveaways
In a time when global events are sceaming, "WE NEED TO MOVE AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS," California considers a measure to cut transit (and affordable housing) funding to reduce oil prices.
May 26, 2026
Tuesday’s Headlines Have Long COVID
More on transit and passenger rail's slow recovery from the pandemic.
May 26, 2026
