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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.

  • Friday Video: Everybody Loves to Ride the D (The New D Train in LA, That Is)
    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.”
  • ‘Our Roads Are More Than Just Highways’: Democrats Urge U.S. Senate Not to Defund Multimodal Programs
    by Kea Wilson
    May 14, 2026
    A Trump administration proposal recommends massive cuts to popular programs – and it will cost American communities more than they can afford, Senate Democrats say.
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