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Monday’s Headlines Don’t Sideline Sidewalks
Sidewalks are not just for walking; they're places where we meet neighbors and even conduct business.
June 29, 2026
Friday’s Headlines Change Their Rhetoric
Transit agencies aren't helping their own case for additional funding by continuing to emphasize COVID.
June 26, 2026
Talking Headways Podcast: The Transit ‘Abundance’ Playbook
Everyone is talking about "Abundance," but in the transit world, its de-regulatory approach might work.
June 25, 2026
Thursday’s Headlines Don’t Bode Well
Even Europe is not producing enough clean energy to save itself from climate change.
June 25, 2026
Wednesday’s Headlines Power Up
The environmental tradeoff between mining for battery materials and burning fossil fuels is tilting further toward the former, Jalopnik reports.
June 24, 2026
Dems Push for Guardrails to Shield Federal Transportation Grants From Trump Meddling
Will Senate Democrats leverage the proposed Build America 250 Act to end President Trump's meddling in transportation funding?
June 23, 2026
Tuesday’s Headlines Call It Heavy Metal
A New York Times interactive feature shows why larger vehicles are more deadly for pedestrians.
June 23, 2026
Talking Headways Podcast: So What Is ‘Urban Disorder’ In A Post-Covid U.S.
Open air drug bazaars in San Francisco are one thing that we can agree need to be fixed.
June 18, 2026
Driverless Cars Could Save Tens of Thousands of Lives. But We Must Treat Them Like Aviation — Not Like Cars
Commercial passenger aviation has nearly zero passenger deaths per year compared to about 40,000 roadway deaths. That's not a function of driving being inherently riskier — it is a function of what our leaders decide is "safe enough."
June 18, 2026
Opinion: AVs Can Do More Than Just Serve People Who Can Afford A Cab
What has emerged is an industry trend that prioritizes hype instead of mobility equity.
June 17, 2026
