The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog USA.
Good morning and happy Tuesday! Today’s newsletter is a bit of a long one — Streetsblog was off yesterday for Indigenous People’s Day, and on Friday, our Engagement Editor was out of commission after getting her flu shot and Covid booster in one go. Apologies if you were missing the newsletter in your inbox on either of those days!
This week, Streetsblog USA’s Kea Wilson is at Bloomberg Cities in Mexico City, and Streetsblog NYC’s Emily Lipstein will be at Vision Zero Cities in New York City. Stay tuned for dispatches from both of these conferences.
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.
In a time when global events are sceaming, “WE NEED TO MOVE AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS,” California considers a measure to cut transit (and affordable housing) funding to reduce oil prices.
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.
The BUILD America 250 Act is headed for a House vote, and it looks like more of the status quo for federal transportation funding.
In a time when global events are sceaming, “WE NEED TO MOVE AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS,” California considers a measure to cut transit (and affordable housing) funding to reduce oil prices.
More on transit and passenger rail’s slow recovery from the pandemic.
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.
