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We made it to Friday, folks. Let’s celebrate by watching this week’s Friday Video from More Perfect Union that connects the dots between the Trump administration’s cuts to walkability or bike-priority transportation projects, cuts to major transit infrastructure, Big Oil and Big Auto, and the decades-long effort to reduce the power of unions.

And speaking of anti-transit cuts… Kea Wilson takes a deep dive into the connections between the government shutdown and cuts to federal transit funding in New York. Spoiler alert: It’s not just New York that would be impacted here if the budget passes.

Walk or roll into your weekend with these and more stories from the livable streets movement:

  • 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.
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