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.
A Trump administration proposal recommends massive cuts to popular programs – and it will cost American communities more than they can afford, Senate Democrats say.
It’s Woodstock for NUMTOTs — minus the mud and free love.
Sidewalks are too often neglected, but there are ways for cities to step up and fix these essential public spaces.
Law Professor Michael Pollack on who manages, owns and feels ownership of sidewalks — “America’s most overlooked resource.”
A Trump administration proposal recommends massive cuts to popular programs – and it will cost American communities more than they can afford, Senate Democrats say.
Until you can feel it (gas prices, that is). But you don’t really need it (suspending gas taxes).
… but an increase in funding would be a job-creating juggernaut.
