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TGIF! Today’s edition of the Streetsblog newsletter brings you the story of the more than 1,100 organizations and businesses that are telling House Republicans that they don’t want the same old car-centric surface transportation reauthorization this time around. Instead, they’re urging that the U.S. enhances “robust investments and safety provisions for bicycling and walking infrastructure” to keep America active and boost the economy.

Plus: This week’s episode of Talking Headways, where transportation planner Yonah Freemark returns to discuss the state of transit in the United States and around the world. We consider the long-term impacts of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, how to improve transit-oriented development, the future of transportation, and updates to one of Freemark’s projects, Transit Explorer.

Check out all that and more news headlines at the links below.

  • What Would It Take to Get ‘Fast, Free Buses’ Nationwide?
    by Kea Wilson
    September 21, 2026
    It might sound crazy — but is it crazy enough to work, even as governments take aim at steep transit cuts?
  • Monday’s Headlines Are Overall Country, Overall Clean
    by Blake Aued
    September 21, 2026
    Rural communities can hardly support transit as it is, and they’ll be hurt worst by Republicans’ transportation bill.
  • 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.
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