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.
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Thursday’s Headlines Miss the Cheese Wagon
School buses are often the main transit service in sprawling areas, but increasingly they're leaving many students behind,
Wednesday’s Headlines Seek Subsidies
The U.S. and other wealthy western nations have wasted $30 billion on climate change mitigation technologies that don't work, according to a Guardian investigation. What kind of sustainable transportation infrastructure could have have bought with that money?
Tuesday’s Headlines Are History Repeating Itself
Grist reports a largely unknown story about how states, congressmen and labor unions tried to restrict or ban polluting vehicles in the 1960s, and almost succeeded.
Damn the Torpedoes, Friday’s Headlines Are Ahead
David Zipper has a long read in Slate about the history of freeway construction and how it compares to dams.
Thursday’s Headlines Better Never Than Late
A bunch of road projects that were stalled for lack of funding are moving now thanks to the Biden administration...including a lot of highway expansions.
Wednesday’s Headlines Go Small
Some carmakers like Ford have finally realized it's in their interest to sell smaller electric vehicles. But will drivers buy them, and will Republicans ever accept them?
Tuesday’s Headlines Get Out of the Way
When cities try to discourage driving or make streets safer, their state governments often step in to stop them, Yale Climate Connections reports.
Monday’s Headlines Clam Up on Climate Change
The Harris-Walz ticket seems reluctant to talk about the Biden administration's climate change achievements for fear of falling prey to Donald Trump's attacks.
Friday’s Headlines Tear It Down
Cities that demolish urban freeways often reap millions from new development. How can that money benefit the people who were originally displaced?
Thursday’s Headlines Stop Breaking Down
Amtrak is laden with infrastructure and technology that in some cases is more than 100 years old, the New York Times reports.