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The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog USA.

This week on Talking Headways, we’re joined by Corrigan Salerno of Transportation For America for an exclusive look at why America keeps freakin’ building highways, how President Trump is targeting transit and how we can all get a better federal transportation bill if we want it.

Plus: Transit won big at ballot boxes across America on Tuesday, promising US communities billions in local support as federal dollars for shared modes fall under threat.

Read all that and more below the fold:

  • 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.
  • Friday’s Headlines Put the Pedal to the Metal
    by Blake Aued
    September 18, 2026
    Oh, wait, there are no pedals? Let me try to pull up the brakes on this touchscreen.
  • Are Brain-Rot Transit Ads Ruining Our Commutes?
    by Kea Wilson
    September 18, 2026
    Advertisements give transit systems across the country badly-needed revenue. But how much is too much?
  • Thursday’s Headlines Are a Gas, Gas, Gas
    by Blake Aued
    September 17, 2026
    Key House Republicans killed an irresponsible, politically motivated bill to suspend the federal gas tax.
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