The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog USA.
This morning’s newsletter brings you an article from the Urban Institute’s Yonah Freemark, who dives into the funding problems (and proposed solutions) for the Highway Trust Fund. Specifically, the Trump administration is proposing to reduce spending on public transportation projects and prevent states from “flexing” federal highway funds to assist their transit agencies.
Plus: An op-ed from Jack Keith on his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee, where he questions what kind of place makes us more free: the car-dominated city or the transit-rich metropolis?
A Trump administration proposal recommends massive cuts to popular programs – and it will cost American communities more than they can afford, Senate Democrats say.
It’s Woodstock for NUMTOTs — minus the mud and free love.
Sidewalks are too often neglected, but there are ways for cities to step up and fix these essential public spaces.
Law Professor Michael Pollack on who manages, owns and feels ownership of sidewalks — “America’s most overlooked resource.”
A Trump administration proposal recommends massive cuts to popular programs – and it will cost American communities more than they can afford, Senate Democrats say.
