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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’s Headlines Are on a Greyhound Bound for Nowhere
    by Blake Aued
    September 4, 2026
    Actually, intercity buses go a lot more places now.
  • Talking Headways Podcast: New Tricks for Old Bureaucracies
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    September 3, 2026
    “Strong reforms are necessary in California if we’re going to have public transit agencies that are successful,” says this week’s guest.
  • Never Mind the Bollards, Here Come Thursday’s Headlines
    by Blake Aued
    September 3, 2026
    Despite the constraints they place on public spaces, the barriers are necessary to protect people from weaponized vehicles.
  • If Wednesday’s Headlines Ain’t First, They’re Last
    by Blake Aued
    September 2, 2026
    Like Ricky Bobby, too many American drivers just wanna go fast.
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