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The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog USA.

FIFA’s World Cup is coming up fast, and cities across America are making big plans to get soccer fans to the stadiums … and sometimes, making headlines for their astronomical transit prices.

But is it a smart way for agencies to cash in on fútbol fever, a necessary evil to recoup the costs of mega-events, or simply price-gouging visitors who are doing cities a favor by choosing shared modes?

Learn more at the link below — and make sure to check out all of today’s other top stories, too.

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    by Kea Wilson
    May 15, 2026
    It’s Woodstock for NUMTOTs — minus the mud and free love.
  • Friday’s Broken-Down Headlines
    by Blake Aued
    May 15, 2026
    Sidewalks are too often neglected, but there are ways for cities to step up and fix these essential public spaces.
  • Talking Headways Podcast: Sidewalk Nation
    by David Meyer
    May 14, 2026
    Law Professor Michael Pollack on who manages, owns and feels ownership of sidewalks — “America’s most overlooked resource.”
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