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The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog USA.

With great growth comes great responsibility … to give residents better transit alternatives.

That was the message coming from Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt in his recent 2026 State of the City Address introducing a proposed sales tax to fund the region’s vision for transit expansion.

Read more about it here.

And don’t forget to check out our story about a forthcoming federal bill that proposes to outlaw speed- and red-light cameras under the cover of legitimate, but unrelated, mass surveillance fears.

Read that — and the rest of the news from the livable streets movement — at the links below.

Tuesday’s Headlines Are a High Facts Zone
Tuesday’s Headlines Are a High Facts Zone
By Blake Aued
August 25, 2026
Low-emissions zones work, but public backlash makes some politicians reluctant to embrace them.
Philadelphia Figured Out to Stop Double Parking — Will Other Cities Follow Suit?
Philadelphia Figured Out to Stop Double Parking — Will Other Cities Follow Suit?
By Ren Zaro Fitzgerald
August 24, 2026
Philadelphia’s automated enforcement pilot has reduced double parking and cleared loading zones for commercial vehicles in the year since it launched.
Monday’s Headlines Were Born in a Small Town
Monday’s Headlines Were Born in a Small Town
By Blake Aued
August 24, 2026
When it comes to federal transit funding, small cities get more bang for the buck than big ones.
Friday’s Headlines: Streetcars Get Mixed Reviews
Friday’s Headlines: Streetcars Get Mixed Reviews
By Blake Aued
August 21, 2026
As Omaha builds a downtown streetcar line, how have similar projects in other cities panned out?
New Report Underscores Success of Speed Cameras in Oakland
New Report Underscores Success of Speed Cameras in Oakland
By Roger Rudick
August 20, 2026
Speeding is down at camera locations. But advocates caution against relying too much on cameras without concrete infrastructure
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