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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.

Monday’s Headlines Zero In

Traffic deaths are going down, and they'd decline further if cities stopped letting residents block safety projects.

March 16, 2026

Friday’s Headlines Change How We Keep Score

The way the U.S. measures traffic death rates skews public perception toward the status quo.

March 13, 2026

Thursday’s Headlines Can’t Keep Up

While other developed nations are building more transit lines as their populations increase, the U.S. is not.

March 12, 2026

Wednesday’s Headlines Are Leading the Blind

Unfortunately, many city streets and subway stations are still not ADA compliant.

March 11, 2026

Tuesday’s Headlines Are Worth the Money

Investing in transit generates a five-to-one return on the dollar.

March 10, 2026

Monday’s Headlines Are Rockin’ the Casbah

The king called up his jet fighters, said "you better earn your pay." But now Sharif don't like $100-a-barrel oil prices.

March 9, 2026

Friday’s Headlines Wrote Themselves

Blame it on AI. That will fix everything.

March 6, 2026

Thursday’s Headlines Try New Arguments

An urban planner makes a conservative economic case for tearing down freeways running through cities.

March 5, 2026

Wednesday’s Headlines Don’t Got a Fast Car

If Tracy Chapman had saved "just a little bit of money" these days, she'd be in trouble.

March 4, 2026

Tuesday’s Headlines Are a Little Bit Safer

Traffic deaths are down about 12 percent, which the National Safety Council attributes to new technology and infrastructure investments.

March 3, 2026