The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog USA.
Welcome back to the working week! Today’s newsletter brings you a call to action from advocates across the U.S.: Two days from now, US DOT will close its comment window on “ideas, comments, and information for consideration in the development of the next surface transportation authorizing legislation,” the bill that dictates how the federal government spends the vast majority of its transportation dollars.
Kea Wilson shares the details on a few policies, concepts, and even specific bills to inspire you to submit a comment of your own. Read that and more below.
How did parking lots swallow one of America’s hottest cities — and make it even hotter?
Centennial events downplay the violent history of one of America’s most “iconic” highways, and obscure how that violence persists to this day.
The U.S. is becoming a dying petrostate, while China leads the world in renewable energy.
“Affordable travel is not a fallback. It is what makes broad mobility possible.”
