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Happy Tuesday. We have some great analysis up on the website today (and, lucky for you, in this very newsletter). Read about the real beneficiaries of Trump’s ‘birthrate’ funding scheme for the DOT, the light electric vehicles that could help wean America off cars, and more below.

  • Friday Video: What ‘A Week Without Driving’ Costs
    by Kea Wilson
    September 25, 2026
    …and what you could get back in exchange, at least if you lived in a city with good mobility alternatives.
  • The Interstates Did Not Need Villains; They Had Criteria
    by Kea Wilson
    September 25, 2026
    “Ask what your region’s decision rule rewards. Then ask what it has no way to count.”
  • Friday’s Headlines Are Shockingly Expensive
    by Blake Aued
    September 25, 2026
    The 10 most costly highway projects in the U.S. all cost over half a billion dollars per mile.
  • Advocates Skeptical About Waymo’s ‘Transit Rewards’ Program
    by The Editorial Team
    September 24, 2026
    It could do some good for regional rail, but advocates stress this isn’t a substitute for good bus service
  • Talking Headways Podcast: People Based Accessibility
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    September 24, 2026
    Maps aren’t just about Point A and Point B, but how you get there.
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