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The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog USA.

2025 marks the fifth year of the ‘Week Without Driving,’ which has grown from a few dozen elected leaders in Washington state to a challenge with over five hundred hosting organizations in all fifty states.

Ahead of this fifth anniversary, Anna Zivarts reflects on how the annual teach-in has transformed from just targeting elected officials to bringing in diverse advocacy groups to build a broader coalition.

Read that and more below:

  • How Phoneix’s ‘Invisible’ Parking Lots Are Making Its Heat Problems Worse
    by ren1
    May 26, 2026
    How did parking lots swallow one of America’s hottest cities — and make it even hotter?
  • The Forgotten History of ‘Bloody 66’ And How Public Memory Helps Perpetuate Traffic Violence
    by ren1
    May 25, 2026
    Centennial events downplay the violent history of one of America’s most “iconic” highways, and obscure how that violence persists to this day.
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