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The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog USA.

Happy Monday! To start the week off, we have a few roundups of what meddling the Trump administration has done so far with DOT and safe streets grants, among other things.

Read on to find out what birth rates have to do with DOT funding:

  • Smog in Los Angeles
    Sustainable Transportation Can Ease the Affordability Crisis — And Help Climate Champions Win
    by Kea Wilson
    May 19, 2026
    Economic populism helped vault Trump into power. Could a green version of it take that power back — and what role would transportation play?
  • Tuesday’s Headlines Are a Gas, Gas, Gas
    by Blake Aued
    May 19, 2026
    It’s untenable, but we might miss the gas tax when it’s gone.
  • The Most Expensive Trip You Can Take is the One You Could Have Walked
    by Kea Wilson
    May 19, 2026
    “The future of affordable transportation may not begin at the gas pump.”
  • Tech Industry Group: NYC’s Delivery Minimum Wage Worked — But That’s Bad!
    by The Editorial Team
    May 18, 2026
    The tech industry-backed group Chamber of Progress is upset the city forced app companies to make delivery worker a well-paying full-time job.
  • Street Safety and Police Reform Are Two Sides of the Same Coin
    by Kea Wilson
    May 18, 2026
    The twin movements against car dominance and unjust policing are thoroughly interconnected.
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