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The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog USA.

Heading into the weekend, we have a slate of national transportation and safe-streets news for you:

First, a look at how the DC-area transit system WMATA is going all-in on buses.

Then, the latest episode of Talking Headways, which features a conversation about what ‘Reclaiming the Road’ looks like beyond just advocating for complete streets.

We also have a dispatch from California, and the federal fight over high-speed rail.

Check out all that and more… below!

  • Friday Video: Why America Hates Bikes (And How to Make It Love Them)
    by Kea Wilson
    September 18, 2026
    Two of our favorite YouTubers teamed up for a great explainer on the history of anti-bike bias in the United States.
  • Friday’s Headlines Put the Pedal to the Metal
    by Blake Aued
    September 18, 2026
    Oh, wait, there are no pedals? Let me try to pull up the brakes on this touchscreen.
  • Are Brain-Rot Transit Ads Ruining Our Commutes?
    by Kea Wilson
    September 18, 2026
    Advertisements give transit systems across the country badly-needed revenue. But how much is too much?
  • Thursday’s Headlines Are a Gas, Gas, Gas
    by Blake Aued
    September 17, 2026
    Key House Republicans killed an irresponsible, politically motivated bill to suspend the federal gas tax.
  • Traffic Noise Kills 6,330 Americans a Year; We Stopped Counting in 1982
    by Kea Wilson
    September 17, 2026
    Removing just five decibels of noise from our neighborhoods would save lives. So why aren’t we even measuring it, never mind taking action to quiet our streets?
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