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Welcome to 2019. But before we start the year, let’s review a few stories you might have missed in the waning days of 2018: The New York Times ran a story about how bad traffic is in NYC — yet never mentioned the root cause is a pro-car political culture. In the same issue, the […]

Streetsblog hopes your holidays were as happy as ours. But before we fully drum out 2018, here are a few year-end headlines recapping 2018 and looking ahead to 2019 as we ring in the new year. Tech Crunch looks back at the massive funding rounds, acquisitions and legislative battles that made 2018 the Year of […]

Streetsblog USA’s headline column will be on hiatus until Jan. 2. Happy holidays, and don’t forget to click on the icon to donate to our annual December fundraising campaign! (Or click here to watch to our NYC colleagues sing anti-car Christmas carols!) Transportation news slowed to a trickle over the weekend, but here are a […]

This is our last headlines roundup before our annual Christmas break, so let’s take a moment to take stock of all the things we want in our stocking this year: 1. A donation from our readers, which can be made by simply clicking the icon to the left. Actually, that’s all we want for Christmas. […]

“Are e-scooters a flash in the pan?” Mobility Lab asks. Probably not. There are some kinks to work out, but they have great potential to get people out of cars for short trips. Oh, and please help Streetsblog avoid one-hit-wonder status by contributing to our annual December donation drive. Houston will ask voters next year to spend […]

Equity is a big issue in transportation these days. E-scooters are following in the footsteps of taxis, ride hailing and bike shares by leaving the poor behind. In D.C., they’re concentrated in affluent downtown, Georgetown and Dupont Circle, and none is available in the low-income wards east of the Anacostia River. (Washington Post) Citi Bike […]