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The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog USA.

Today’s newsletter brings analysis from Kristina Curtiss which pushes back against a claim from the NHTSA that newer vehicles are “safer than ever before” — safer for who? Instead of prioritizing regulation that can continue to create safer vehicles, the Trump administration has taken a deregulatory approach and rescinded 12 proposed regulations that would have updated the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. 

So Curtiss argues it’s time for the states to take up the safety mantle.

Read that and more news below:

  • Study: The Missing Ingredient in the Fight To End Car Crash Deaths is… Fewer Cars
    by Kea Wilson
    October 27, 2026
    The common denominator in every car crashes is a car. So why don’t we talk about it?
  • Op-Ed: Toronto’s Bike Lane Fight Should Be a Wake Up Call for the US, Too
    by Kea Wilson
    October 27, 2026
    The people of Toronto have shown up big to protect their bike lanes from removal. Will Americans stand with them?
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