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The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog USA.

Welcome back to the working week! Today’s big story takes a look at one of America’s most walkable school districts and how it might soon lose that important distinction because of a move from local neighborhood schools to a centralized early learning center.

We’ve also published the first in a series from PeopleForBikes about how the problem with e-bikes might not be a problem with e-bikes at all.

Read all that and more below:

  • Anyone Can Access Friday’s Headlines
    by Blake Aued
    September 11, 2026
    Just putting a bike in someone’s hands is the best way to get them to ride one.
  • I Care About E-Bike Safety 0.02 Percent of The Time
    by Kea Wilson
    September 11, 2026
    Click-bait media outlets would have you think we should drop everything and do something about the scary threat of battery-powered bicycles and battery-powered motorcycles. But are either the biggest threat that road users face?
  • Talking Headways Podcast: Carspreading
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    September 10, 2026
    Decisions about our public space are not being made at City Hall, but in car showrooms around the world.
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