Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Today’s Headlines

Fox News, Daily Caller Delete Post Encouraging Readers to Ram Protestors With Cars (CNN) New Trump Order Would Make It Easier to Build Infrastructure Susceptible to Flooding (NYT, Reuters) NRDC Poll: Americans Don’t Support Trump’s Draconian Transit Cuts Wealthy Donors and Foundations Fund Bike Infrastructure When Cities Are Too Slow to Act (WSJ) Will Portland […]

Trump to Sign Executive Order Today for Environmental Review “Discipline and Accountability” (Reuters) Jacksonville Sheriff Kills Red-Light Camera Program; Doesn’t Mention Fatalities or Injuries (Times-Union) Chicago Is Working to Integrate Ventra Transit Fare Card With Divvy Bike-Share (Sun-Times) Light Rail Among Options Under Consideration for Las Vegas Strip (KLAS) Dallas City Council Weighs Four Options for […]

Man Weaponizes Car to Kill Charlottesville Anti-Racism Protestor (CNN, NPR) Bus Ridership in American Cities Down 13% Since 2007 (WSJ) As Her Boss Snipes at Her Husband, Secretary Elaine Chao Staying on at DOT (Hill) Ray LaHood’s Report on Fixing and Funding WMATA Due Soon (WTOP); Leaders Will Meet This Month (WaPo) In Dramatic Reversal, […]

Trump Plays Coy About Working With Democrats on Infrastructure, Which He Promises He’s Working On (Hill) Jarrett Walker: Auckland’s “Congestion-Free” Transit Framework Emphasizes Frequency, Speed, Reliability (CityLab) Bus Ridership on Vegas Strip Plummets After Introduction of Uber and Lyft (Review-Journal) Study: When Uber and Lyft Left Austin, Some People Turned to Private Car Ownership (Reuters, […]

The Woman Who Never Gave Up and Got Dallas to Kill a Massive New Toll Highway (Texas Tribune) Learn About the Carbon Tax That Won’t Become Law From Rep. John Larson (Construction Dive, WSHU) Streetcar Boosters Press on After KC Voters Require Citywide Vote for City Involvement (Star, Biz Journal) Washington Post Looks at the Transit […]

Carmakers Fear Autonomous Vehicles Won’t Be as Profitable as They Initially Thought (Reuters) Economist: Rise of Uber, Decline of Gas Guzzling Cars Will Lead Cities and States to Embrace Road Pricing New Report on Portland-Area Congestion Doesn’t Actually Explain Why There’s Congestion (City Observatory) Quartz Explains the Outdated Law That Killed Domestic Sea Shipping and Filled […]