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The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog USA.

NYC’s Mayor Mamdani has a big plan to speed up buses that relies on him not repeating the mistakes of his predecessors who talked an eerily similarly big game … and failed dramatically, spectacularly and most of all, politically.

Read all about it — and check out the rest of today’s top stories — at the links below.

Philadelphia Figured Out to Stop Double Parking — Will Other Cities Follow Suit?
Philadelphia Figured Out to Stop Double Parking — Will Other Cities Follow Suit?
By Ren Zaro Fitzgerald
August 24, 2026
Philadelphia’s automated enforcement pilot has reduced double parking and cleared loading zones for commercial vehicles in the year since it launched.
Monday’s Headlines Were Born in a Small Town
Monday’s Headlines Were Born in a Small Town
By Blake Aued
August 24, 2026
When it comes to federal transit funding, small cities get more bang for the buck than big ones.
Friday’s Headlines: Streetcars Get Mixed Reviews
Friday’s Headlines: Streetcars Get Mixed Reviews
By Blake Aued
August 21, 2026
As Omaha builds a downtown streetcar line, how have similar projects in other cities panned out?
New Report Underscores Success of Speed Cameras in Oakland
New Report Underscores Success of Speed Cameras in Oakland
By Roger Rudick
August 20, 2026
Speeding is down at camera locations. But advocates caution against relying too much on cameras without concrete infrastructure
Talking Headways Podcast: How Money for Highways Could Have Built 36 Paris Metros
Talking Headways Podcast: How Money for Highways Could Have Built 36 Paris Metros
By Jeff Wood
August 20, 2026
The money we spent on urban freeways could have transformed American cities for the better.
Take Thursday’s Headlines Home, Country Roads
Take Thursday’s Headlines Home, Country Roads
By
August 20, 2026
The Trump administration wants to build roads through pristine public lands.
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