The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog USA.
Today’s newsletter features a dispatch from Streetsblog Chicago: Trump’s Federal Transit Administration chief Marc Molinaro scolded Chicago leaders about crime on public transportation in a recent op-ed in the Chicago Tribune. John Greenfield discusses the reality of crime on transit in and around the Windy City and how parachuting in soldiers is not the answer.
Plus: Kea Wilson takes a look at how a group of Memphis advocates are uniting to challenge car dependency and unravel its devastating impacts on residents.
Economic populism helped vault Trump into power. Could a green version of it take that power back — and what role would transportation play?
It’s untenable, but we might miss the gas tax when it’s gone.
“The future of affordable transportation may not begin at the gas pump.”
The tech industry-backed group Chamber of Progress is upset the city forced app companies to make delivery worker a well-paying full-time job.
