The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog USA.
Happy “Giving Tuesday!” If you’re feeling the spirit of giving today, we welcome you to donate to Streetsblog at the link here.
In news from the livable streets movement, Dave Colon reports from New York City on how in order to achieve his “fast and free” buses campaign promise, mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will need to re-energize the left-of-center coalition that sent him to City Hall, lest he end up failing commuters just like his recent predecessors did.
Plus — An op-ed from organizer Alex Burns on why it is time for state transportation leaders to come to terms with an inconvenient truth: climate goals are not feasible without a swift and methodical reallocation of road space away from cars.
Philadelphia’s automated enforcement pilot has reduced double parking and cleared loading zones for commercial vehicles in the year since it launched.
When it comes to federal transit funding, small cities get more bang for the buck than big ones.
As Omaha builds a downtown streetcar line, how have similar projects in other cities panned out?
