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The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog USA.

We missed yesterday’s newsletter, but never fear: Today’s edition brings you news from NYC about the future of the Second Avenue Subway in light of a funding blockage held over from the government shutdown, a look at a dangerous driving tactic used by ICE agents and the possibility of New Jersey’s e-bike law spreading to other states.

Read all that (and even more!) below:

  • The Forgotten History of ‘Bloody 66’ And How Public Memory Helps Perpetuate Traffic Violence
    by ren1
    May 25, 2026
    Centennial events downplay the violent history of one of America’s most “iconic” highways, and obscure how that violence persists to this day.
  • Friday’s Headlines Are in Decline
    by Blake Aued
    May 22, 2026
    The U.S. is becoming a dying petrostate, while China leads the world in renewable energy.
  • Spirit’s Shutdown Exposes America’s Fragile Affordable Travel System
    by ren1
    May 22, 2026
    “Affordable travel is not a fallback. It is what makes broad mobility possible.”
  • A train passes over the Downtown Greenway in Greensboro, North Carolina.
    Talking Headways Podcast: Greensboro’s Downtown Greenway
    by J.K. Trotter
    May 21, 2026
    Dabney Sanders explains how Greensboro’s Downtown Greenway came together.
  • Can Neighborhood Block Parties Unite A Broken America?
    by Kea Wilson
    May 21, 2026
    The best way to celebrate the nation’s birthday might not be a road trip to a national treasure; it might be just a few steps outside your front door.
  • Thursday’s Headlines Are Not Impressed
    by Blake Aued
    May 21, 2026
    The first draft of a new infrastructure bill could be worse, but leaves much to be desired.
  • Op-Ed: Summer in Berlin Changes Perspective on Cars
    by The Editorial Team
    May 20, 2026
    It’s hard to experience a real-world “15-minute city” with a world-class rail network and then go back to driving everywhere for everything
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