Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Environment

A UN report is urging America to break its SUV habit, or risk the catastrophic effects of global warming.

America’s SUVs Are Killing the Planet: U.N.

By Aaron Short | Nov 27, 2019 | No Comments

They're coming for your SUVs, America. Good!

MassDOT Wants A Highway Over the Charles River?

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 20, 2019 | No Comments

The MassDOT is making plans to install a four-lane, 2,000-foot-long highway above the Charles River for the duration of a construction project that is anticipated to last a decade. As the state highway agency prepares to file for permits for its “Allston Multimodal Project,” state officials are honing conceptual construction staging plans for the project’s […]

Joe Biden released his $1.3 trillion infrastructure proposal which largely preserves car-dominated transportation systems into the 21st century. Image: Gage Skidmore

Joe Biden Doesn’t Go Far Enough On Transit

By Aaron Short | Nov 18, 2019 | No Comments

Please wake us when the Democratic 2020 candidates get serious about transit in the 21st century.

It's time to revisit how the federal government spends billions of dollars on transportation funding, the Future of Transportation Caucus says. Image: Alex Berger

Why We Formed the Future of Transportation Caucus

By Ayanna Pressley, Jesús "Chuy" García and Mark Takano | Nov 14, 2019 | No Comments

Reps. Pressley, Garcia and Takano outline the need for a new federal vision.

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City Releases ‘Go Boston 2030’ Progress Report

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 4, 2019 | No Comments

The City of Boston has released a progress report on its Go Boston 2030 plan, the city’s action plan for expanding safer and more sustainable mobility options, and claims that over two dozen projects and policies from the plan are either in design or implementation. Go Boston 2030 was released in March 2017 and set […]