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Friday’s Headlines Look to the Past
Interstates started out as bike paths, cars used to be viewed as a menace, and hoodlums have been chucking bikes into rivers for 100 years. But one thing stays the same: Amtrak is slow.
July 29, 2022
Thursday’s Headlines High-Five Manchin
The fickle senator and Democrats' 50th vote finally agreed to back a climate bill.
July 28, 2022
Wednesday’s Headlines Are Built for Speed
The deadliest road in the U.S. isn't unique. It's meant to move cars through fast at the expense of anyone not ensconced in thousands of pounds of steel.
July 27, 2022
Tuesday’s Headlines to Nowhere
It's great that cities are building more bike lanes, but too many of them are short and often dead-end.
July 26, 2022
Monday’s Headlines Are Rooting for Higher Gas Prices
Permanent $5-a-gallon gas would be good for the environment and encourage more people to drive less.
July 25, 2022
Friday’s Headlines Are Melting
A cross-Atlantic heat wave is affecting transit service. Worker shortages are, too.
July 22, 2022
OPINION: The Climate Emergency Demands Civil Disobedience
Our leaders have failed us, so we must lead — in the streets, with our bodies and bikes. Here's what we've learned in San Francisco.
July 21, 2022
Thursday’s Headlines Offer a Helping Hand
Transit agencies are increasingly taking a non-carceral approach to issues of homelessness, drug use and mental health.
July 21, 2022
Wednesday’s Headlines Are Still Struggling
Deep dives into Charlotte's decade-long ridership plunge, a Florida transit agency having an existential crisis and more news.
July 20, 2022
Tuesday’s Headlines Move Through the Week
More reasons why transit ridership is still lagging behind pre-pandemic numbers.
July 19, 2022
