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The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog USA.

Welcome back to the working week! Here in a snowy New York, we’re thinking about how New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposal to reduce car insurance premiums is propaganda designed to protect the wealthy insurance industry from scrutiny and deny injured people full legal recourse. In our latest reporting on the push, Streetsblog NYC spoke to the lawyers who represent crash victims about how this proposal would change the equation for victims.

Plus: The largest categorial of American “bike lanes” are little more than lines of paint at the edges of deadly roads — and that lack of quality infrastructure is keeping many would-be riders out of the saddle, a new study confirms.

Read all that and more in the links below.

  • What Would It Take to Get ‘Fast, Free Buses’ Nationwide?
    by Kea Wilson
    September 21, 2026
    It might sound crazy — but is it crazy enough to work, even as governments take aim at steep transit cuts?
  • Monday’s Headlines Are Overall Country, Overall Clean
    by Blake Aued
    September 21, 2026
    Rural communities can hardly support transit as it is, and they’ll be hurt worst by Republicans’ transportation bill.
  • Friday Video: Why America Hates Bikes (And How to Make It Love Them)
    by Kea Wilson
    September 18, 2026
    Two of our favorite YouTubers teamed up for a great explainer on the history of anti-bike bias in the United States.
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