The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog USA.
Bike advocates can accomplish amazing things … but that doesn’t mean they don’t make mistakes. Thankfully, we have folks like Carter Lavin to help us get back on the right path — sharing a few of his best pearls of wisdom in one handy, bite-sized video.
Check out the latest episode of Shifter from one of our long-time contributors and favorite authors, who unpacks what U.S. activists tend to get wrong when they go to the mat for better policy and infrastructure in their communities — and how to get it right next time.
Our favorite? Making sure that political leaders who say “no” to more livable streets experience consequences for their decisions, even if it takes a while to hold them to account.
Find it — and more of today’s top news — at the links below:
A Trump administration proposal recommends massive cuts to popular programs – and it will cost American communities more than they can afford, Senate Democrats say.
It’s Woodstock for NUMTOTs — minus the mud and free love.
Sidewalks are too often neglected, but there are ways for cities to step up and fix these essential public spaces.
Law Professor Michael Pollack on who manages, owns and feels ownership of sidewalks — “America’s most overlooked resource.”
A Trump administration proposal recommends massive cuts to popular programs – and it will cost American communities more than they can afford, Senate Democrats say.
