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The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog USA.

Happy Monday! We have an explainer for one Sean Duffy about everything he doesn’t understand about bikes, and a look at a new music video from New Zealand’s Lorde where she rides a bike on the streets of NYC.

Let’s dig in:

  • Why BUILD America 250 Would Be Uniquely Bad For Passenger Rail
    by Kea Wilson
    May 27, 2026
    Congress’ first draft of the new infrastructure law would be a massive step backwards for passenger rail, one advocacy group says — and not just because the last one raised the bar.
  • Tuesday’s Headlines Have Long COVID
    by Blake Aued
    May 26, 2026
    More on transit and passenger rail’s slow recovery from the pandemic.
  • How Phoenix’s ‘Invisible’ Parking Lots Are Making Its Heat Problems Worse
    by ren1
    May 26, 2026
    How did parking lots swallow one of America’s hottest cities — and make it even hotter?
  • The Forgotten History of ‘Bloody 66’ And How Public Memory Helps Perpetuate Traffic Violence
    by ren1
    May 25, 2026
    Centennial events downplay the violent history of one of America’s most “iconic” highways, and obscure how that violence persists to this day.
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