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The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog USA.

It’s Tuesday and congestion pricing in NYC lives another day — but tell that to the FHWA director that the Trump administration has put in its crosshairs after its latest move against livable streets.

Also, check out this week’s stellar episode of ‘The Brake,’ which features the president of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, David Harkey. He joins Kea Wilson to talk about his organization’s pivot to push for a five-year full-court press on traffic violence, and why he doesn’t believe that means giving up on ending road deaths overall.

  • Friday Video: Everybody Loves to Ride the D (The New D Train in LA, That Is)
    by Kea Wilson
    May 15, 2026
    It’s Woodstock for NUMTOTs — minus the mud and free love.
  • Friday’s Broken-Down Headlines
    by Blake Aued
    May 15, 2026
    Sidewalks are too often neglected, but there are ways for cities to step up and fix these essential public spaces.
  • Talking Headways Podcast: Sidewalk Nation
    by David Meyer
    May 14, 2026
    Law Professor Michael Pollack on who manages, owns and feels ownership of sidewalks — “America’s most overlooked resource.”
  • ‘Our Roads Are More Than Just Highways’: Democrats Urge U.S. Senate Not to Defund Multimodal Programs
    by Kea Wilson
    May 14, 2026
    A Trump administration proposal recommends massive cuts to popular programs – and it will cost American communities more than they can afford, Senate Democrats say.
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