6+ hour, 40+ min ago  (499+ words) This week, we're joined once again by Laurel Paget-Seekins of'Public Advocates to discuss transit agency power dynamics, the loss of public sector capacity, and how the Trump administration is looking to gut civil rights enforcement for transportation projects. Jeff Wood:…...

16+ hour, 11+ min ago  (667+ words) Twenty years after the term "Complete Streets" was first coined, the framework for designing better transportation spaces has improved safety and connectivity in communities across America. But have these efforts supported the creation of places that we want to actually…...

16+ hour, 9+ min ago  (732+ words) The rising popularity of massive SUVs and trucks has made it impossible for the world to achieve its transportation goals, a new study argues "and until global nations take action to control vehicle bloat, we'll all struggle to curb fuel…...

16+ hour, 11+ min ago  (363+ words) Thursday's Headlines Take the Long View'Streetsblog USA Thursday's Headlines Take the Long View - The lack of good transit in the U.S. leaves drivers with few options other than to pay up when gas prices rise. (State Smart Transportation Initiative) - Subsidizing fuel…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (411+ words) Wednesday's Headlines Don't Call It a Comeback'Streetsblog USA Wednesday's Headlines Don't Call It a Comeback - Fuel prices are rising, thanks to wars in Iran and Ukraine, and worldwide consumers are increasingly seeking out renewable forms of energy to replace fossil…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (400+ words) Making our communities less car dependent doesn't just take great infrastructure and policy: it takes lasting cultural change. That's why we're excited to announce that we are making our first-ever feature film. But we're definitely not making a documentary. No,…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (885+ words) That contradicts a common narrative among fossil fuel proponents that the rise of electric vehicles and more fuel-efficient cars has bankrupted the Highway Trust Fund, which the study found to have contributed just 2 and 15 percent to the reduction in revenues,…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (325+ words) Tuesday's Headlines Peace Out'Streetsblog USA Tuesday's Headlines Peace Out - Sam Graves, the Missouri Republican who chairs the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, won't run for re-election this year. Graves has said the next transportation funding bill will focus on highways....

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (810+ words) The Chicago to St. Louis corridor could someday become the midwestern backbone of a national high-speed rail network " but an upcoming political deadline could sink the project before it starts, advocates fear. Lawmakers in Illinois are fighting to pass new…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (467+ words) Despite instigating high-profile political spats over transit safety last year, the Trump administration has not come up with any real federal policies to address the issue, besides defunding transit agencies that don't fix crime on their own. Now, one former…...