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The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog USA.

Happy Earth Day!

The Trump administration is celebrating the holiday by encouraging local transportation leaders to expand roadway capacity in an effort to end traffic jams — pushing a long-debunked “solution” that will make roads more congested, polluted and fiscally wasteful than before, experts say.

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

  • Another $100M for Freeway Expansion in LA?
    by The Editorial Team
    July 20, 2026
    This week, the Metro board will vote on $100M+ worth of freeway expansion, mainly for widening the 91 Freeway in North Long Beach, Artesia and Cerritos.
  • ‘Big Brother’ At U.S. DOT: Bike Lanes Aren’t Just ‘DEI,’ They’re Also Unsafe
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    July 17, 2026
    Taking a page from George Orwell, the government is now saying that bike lanes are unsafe and speed cameras are not proven to reduce crashes. In other words, freedom is slavery.
  • Friday’s Headlines Slow Down
    by Blake Aued
    July 17, 2026
    Driving over the speed limit doesn’t even save much time, according to a new study.
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