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Blake Aued

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.

Friday’s Headlines Are Supercommuting

Why are so many Americans schlepping to work for 2+ hours in a car these days?

June 21, 2024

Thursday’s Headlines Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Why drill for minerals on the deep-sea floor when they're already in totaled vehicles that are getting harder and harder to repair or recycle?

June 20, 2024

Wednesday’s Headlines Wonder What If?

If New York City doesn't go through with congestion pricing, history is unlikely to look kindly on the decision, according to a NY Times urban policy writer.

June 19, 2024

All Aboard for Tuesday’s Headlines

Amtrak is on pace to break 2019's record of 32 million riders. And The Guardian goes in-depth on plans for high-speed rail in the U.S.

June 18, 2024

Monday’s Headlines Mourn Congestion Pricing

Kathy Hochul didn't just kill congestion pricing in New York City, she may have killed it nationwide for the foreseeable future, experts told the New York Times.

June 17, 2024

Friday’s Headlines Are Dirty Rotten Thieves

Where do all the stolen bikes go? Apparently, a lot of them end up with a single thief south of the border.

June 14, 2024

Thursday’s Headlines Stroll to the Store

All evidence to the contrary, business owners persist in their belief that any change affecting motorists, like congestion pricing, will lead to their ruination.

June 13, 2024

Tuesday’s Headlines Died by Engineering

The Congress for the New Urbanism wholeheartedly endorses a new book explaining how traffic engineers made up their standards out of thin air.

June 11, 2024

Monday’s Headlines Are Bumper to Bumper

The internet is as congested with articles criticizing New York Gov. Kathy Hochul for killing congestion pricing as Manhattan is with cars.

June 10, 2024