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The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog USA.

The last federal transportation law gave states more than enough money to fix every crumbling highway and bridge in America — but a disturbing share of departments of Transportation sunk that windfall into expanding highways instead, a new report found.

And unless Congress learns from its mistakes and finally requires transportation officials to “fix it first,” we will continue to set billions of taxpayer dollars on fire.

Read more from Kea Wilson at the link below.

  • Friday Video: Dude, Where Are My Trains?
    by Kea Wilson
    June 5, 2026
    We know exactly why passenger rail in America sucks. The question is whether we’ll fix it.
  • Friday’s Headlines Are Getting Dim
    by Blake Aued
    June 5, 2026
    Brightline looked like it might be the future of intercity rail. It hasn’t quite worked out that way.
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