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Happy Thursday! Today’s newsletter brings you a preview of what we can expect when Sean Duffy is confirmed as the new Secretary of Transportation, which could happen as early as today. Plus, a study reveals yet another thing that boomers can’t seem to accept, a dispatch from Shanghai, and more in today’s headlines.

  • Thursday’s Headlines Are Living for the City
    by Blake Aued
    August 27, 2026
    Suburban retail models are making cities less walkable, while climate change is doing the same in the suburbs.
  • NYC Mayor Doubles Down On Robert Moses’s Great Mistake And Will Rebuild An Urban Highway
    by The Editorial Team
    August 27, 2026
    Mayor Mamdani wants to build a temporary bypass road to allow for a 10-year, $4-billion rebuild of the BQE triple-cantilever.
  • NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Apologizes For Not Wearing A Helmet And Activists Lose Their Minds
    by The Editorial Team
    August 26, 2026
    Reminder: Bike helmet campaigns turn a collective problem into an individual one.
  • Wednesday’s Headlines Ride in Style
    by Blake Aued
    August 26, 2026
    Amtrak’s new trains sound like a win-win for passengers and the environment.
  • 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?
    by ren1
    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.
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