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Wednesday’s Headlines Are Inflated
Transit projects all over the country are feeling the effects of escalating construction costs.
April 26, 2023
Streetsblog Chicago Editor John Greenfield Seriously Injured in Bike Crash
Streetsblog Chicago editor, founder, and our colleague John Greenfield was seriously injured this weekend after a piece of construction material that had not been properly tied down fell off a pick-up truck and struck him while biking on a road with no protected cycling infrastructure.
April 25, 2023
Tuesday’s Headlines Will Never Take Your Freedom
What's really more freeing? Being able to walk wherever you need to go, or being able to hop in a car and sit in traffic?
April 25, 2023
Monday’s Headlines Want Safer Streets
Almost 43,000 Americans were killed by drivers last year, which Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg calls a "national tragedy."
April 24, 2023
Friday’s Headlines Want Real Complete Streets
Memo to DOTs: Complete streets is a process and a way of thinking, not a highway with some paint slapped on it for bikes.
April 21, 2023
Thursday’s Headlines Are Out of Control
Just like the cost of highway construction, which is going through the roof as transit agencies struggle to find funding.
April 20, 2023
Georgia: Our Temp Tags ‘Wreaking Havoc’ in NYC Because of Lax Rules, Few Investigators
Officials in Georgia admitted that its main agency in charge of regulating the retail car industry has only four investigators for 7,500 dealers in the state, making it difficult to crack down on illegal temp tag dealers who are "wreaking havoc" in New York City.
April 19, 2023
Wednesday’s Headlines Wonder How to Fund Transit
Will city and state governments come to the rescue? Is it better to go fare-free or charge modest fares to improve service?
April 19, 2023
Tuesday’s Headlines Are Dodging SUVs
A new study confirms that the proliferation of bigger, heavier sport utility vehicles is behind an uptick in cyclist deaths.
April 18, 2023
Monday’s Headlines Are In the Money
Not really. Even though funding for transit is up under the Biden administration, California agencies are still asking the state for help.
April 17, 2023
