The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog USA.
Good morning! Today’s newsletter brings you a call-to-action from advocates who are urging Senators Tim Scott and Elizabeth Warren to make sure the next major federal transportation bill delivers for the public transit sector, which has been systemically underfunded and faced steep structural barriers to expanding service for decades.
Plus: The new book Women Changing Cities: Global Stories of Urban Transformation tells the tales of brave leaders breaking through the status quo to create cities and spaces that meet the needs of everyone — not just those with the greatest means or loudest voices. The book’s authors provide a preview of their new tome on Streetsblog.
People need to stop crashing out about the menace posed by electric motorcycles, The Guardian reports.
‘Eyes on Board’ is a new project from the San Francisco Transit Riders to track incidents of harassment.
It’s getting hot in here, so take off all your cheap gas prices.
Why won’t Democrats punt and then try a field goal if and when they take more power next year?
