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The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog USA.

A new study argues that the notorious anti-development figure known as the NIMBY, for Not In My Backyard, has an equally toxic cousin in the transportation realm: the NOMS, or Not On My Street.

And the researcher who coined the new term warns that U.S. communities will struggle to achieve lasting change until they reckon with the outsized influence of NOMS and their disturbing car-first ideology.

Dive into that story (and read a whole lot more) at the links below.

  • Where the Battles Against Harmful Highways and Hyper-Scale Data Centers Collide
    by Kea Wilson
    September 22, 2026
    Hyperscale AI data centers and highways are both harmful forms of fossil fuel infrastructure that get built without much community input — and it’s time to fight back against both, one of our favorite podcasters argues.
  • I Survived the Santa Monica Farmer’s Market Crash
    by Kea Wilson
    September 22, 2026
    A survivor of a mass casualty reflects on what she’s learned about car culture, grief, and resilience.
  • Tuesday’s Headlines Are a Speed Trap
    by Blake Aued
    September 22, 2026
    There’s a downside to enforcing traffic laws when cities do it to raise revenue rather than to save lives.
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