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The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog USA.

The Trump administration just quietly re-classified virtually every SUV and pick-up on the road as a passenger car rather than a “light truck” — but how did US roads get so dominated by huge vehicles in the first place, and what will it take to actually get them off the road, rather than just renaming them?

Kea Wilson dives into this question in the first of a two-part series on why (and how) our streets look like a monster truck rally.

Plus: What a moving sidewalk in Guernica can tell us about aging in place.

Friday Video: Inside the Global Far-Right Push To Rip Out Bike Lanes
Friday Video: Inside the Global Far-Right Push To Rip Out Bike Lanes
By Streetsblog
October 23, 2026
Toronto might be in the center of the fight to resist bike lane teardown today. But if some far-right politicians have their way, this fight won’t be the last.
Friday’s Headlines Shoot Themselves in the Foot
Friday’s Headlines Shoot Themselves in the Foot
By Blake Aued
October 23, 2026
Gas taxes pay for transit, too, so what happens when politicians pander to voters, and the highway trust fund runs dry?
Talking Headways Podcast: A More Humanized Experience in Honolulu
Talking Headways Podcast: A More Humanized Experience in Honolulu
By Jeff Wood
October 22, 2026
If we look transit just as a distance issue, but as a time issue, performance should be discussed as one big whole.
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