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The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog USA.

Good morning and welcome back to Streetsblog USA after our staff took a short break to enjoy the last days of “summer.”

Be sure to check out the latest headlines from across the urbanist web, and make time to listen to the latest episode of Talking Headways which goes deep on urban dysfunction.

Study: Americans Already Doubt the Myth that ‘Driving is Freedom’
Study: Americans Already Doubt the Myth that ‘Driving is Freedom’
By Kea Wilson
October 14, 2026
…and most of them want real freedom to choose how they get around, too.
Progressives Don’t Necessarily Deliver on Transportation at the State Level, Either
Progressives Don’t Necessarily Deliver on Transportation at the State Level, Either
By Beth Osborne
October 14, 2026
Why so many so-called “blue” states keep building highways — and some red states have stopped.
Wednesday’s Headlines Wake Up
Wednesday’s Headlines Wake Up
By Blake Aued
October 14, 2026
The U.S. DOT’s “war on woke” is going to get people killed.
California High-Speed Rail Faces Scandal, But Work to Get the Trains Rolling Continues
California High-Speed Rail Faces Scandal, But Work to Get the Trains Rolling Continues
By Damien Newton
October 13, 2026
The rail authority is under fire over questionable spending, but construction continues, and track-laying preparations are moving forward.
Is America’s ‘First Autonomous Transit System’ Really Dead?
Is America’s ‘First Autonomous Transit System’ Really Dead?
By Kea Wilson
October 13, 2026
And what should Jacksonville teach us all about the role of technology in our transit future?
Why Progressives Don’t Deliver on Federal Transportation Policy
Why Progressives Don’t Deliver on Federal Transportation Policy
By Beth Osborne
October 13, 2026
Democrats don’t take their progressive stances into transportation. Beth Osborne unpacks why in the first of this two-part series.
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