The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog USA.
In today’s newsletter, we consider the humble public space. Whether it’s a downtown plaza or a sprawling subway system in an urban area, how we manage our shared resources is critical to life in our cities.
First, Kea Wilson offers another episode of her always-insightful podcast, The Brake. And below that, Streetsblog NYC investigative reporter Nolan Hicks takes a long, sprawling, deep dive into why New York City’s $30-billion social safety net continues to fail homeless people in the subway.
It’s the kind of coverage you won’t see anywhere else.
More on transit and passenger rail’s slow recovery from the pandemic.
How did parking lots swallow one of America’s hottest cities — and make it even hotter?
Centennial events downplay the violent history of one of America’s most “iconic” highways, and obscure how that violence persists to this day.
