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The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog USA.

We made it to Friday! Three items of note as you go into the weekend:

Have you read SB USA editor Kea Wilson’s series on St. Louis’s sustainable transit revolution? Check it out here, and stay tuned for the next installment on Monday.

Today through Sunday is Park(ing) Day, when people all over the world will reimagine what public space can look like by temporarily taking “parking” spaces and converting them into public parks and social spaces to advocate for safer, greener, and more equitable streets for people. If you plan on participating, take some photos and send them to our editor to be featured in a roundup.

Make sure you give the 500th (!) episode of Talking Headways a listen.

Now, onto today’s news…

  • Friday’s Headlines Got Charlie Brown Again
    by Blake Aued
    August 14, 2026
    Why won’t Democrats punt and then try a field goal if and when they take more power next year?
  • Friday Video: How Red Curbs and Bike Racks Can Save Lives
    by ren1
    August 14, 2026
    What is daylighting, and how can cities use it to increase street safety?
  • Trump’s New ‘Roadway Safety Strategy’ Leaves Out The Good Parts
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    August 14, 2026
    The Trump administration’s new blueprint for improving the nation’s poor road-safety record ignores well-established safety measures and leaves vulnerable road users completely out of the picture — a roadmap that advocates said would not change the ongoing road death crisis that is increasingly unique to the United States.
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