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The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog USA.

Today’s headlines include a Reuters report about how the Trump admin is fast-tracking flying taxis… if you can believe it.

This comes after yesterday’s news that communities across the U.S. are receiving notice that their federal transportation grants are being clawed back — because they aren’t “car focused” enough for the Trump admin either.

Check out all that and more below:

  • Thursday’s Headlines Are Living for the City
    by Blake Aued
    August 27, 2026
    Suburban retail models are making cities less walkable, while climate change is doing the same in the suburbs.
  • NYC Mayor Doubles Down On Robert Moses’s Great Mistake And Will Rebuild An Urban Highway
    by The Editorial Team
    August 27, 2026
    Mayor Mamdani wants to build a temporary bypass road to allow for a 10-year, $4-billion rebuild of the BQE triple-cantilever.
  • NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Apologizes For Not Wearing A Helmet And Activists Lose Their Minds
    by The Editorial Team
    August 26, 2026
    Reminder: Bike helmet campaigns turn a collective problem into an individual one.
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