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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.

  • ‘Our Roads Are More Than Just Highways’: Democrats Urge U.S. Senate to Fund Transit 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.
  • Thursday’s Headlines Pump It Up
    by Blake Aued
    May 14, 2026
    Until you can feel it (gas prices, that is). But you don’t really need it (suspending gas taxes).
  • Study: Trump’s Transit Proposal Would Cost the Country So Many Jobs — And Not Just in Cities
    by Kea Wilson
    May 13, 2026
    … but an increase in funding would be a job-creating juggernaut.
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