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"We've already got driverless trucks...That technology is gonna explode. We have to anticipate where that technology is taking us and put together a bill that addresses it."

A technology that has exploded with limited federal support is shared micromobility - imagine if we supported it

RETVRN to traditional infrastructure.

The deadliest roads in America The number of pedestrians killed by vehicles has increased in the U.S., with road infrastructure and inadequate safety measures among key contributing factors.

It sucks that we have to write this same article over and over again every year, but I always appreciate it when larger media outlets do it, even if they never quite hit the most important point: that we won't solve this without confronting car dependency itself.

This Author Wrote the Book on How to Be a Better Transportation Advocate — Streetsblog USA Step one: read this book.

I was really proud to write an endorsement for @carterlavin.bsky.social's book, which is essential reading for anyone who wants to turn their theoretical love of stuff like biking, walking, buses, and mobility justice into political campaigns that actually change our world. Get a preview here. 👇

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We stop this, in part, by having lots more folks organizing in their communities to support transit and pressing their Senators & House Reps.

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Bottom line: even if you don't believe in climate change, don't care about people who can't afford cars, and will never personally take the bus, *you benefit* from your federal tax dollars going to transit. We figured this out during the flipping Reagan administration, and it is wild to deny it now.

Breaking: Trump Admin Seeks To Decimate Federal Transit Funding — Streetsblog USA "When you're talking about taking away money from transit, your proposal is flawed from the get-go," said one expert.

The Trump administration wants to do two unbelievably dumb things that would collectively devastate mass transit in America — and be *epically bad for drivers, too,* especially in red states. Broke down the (many) problems with nuking the mass transit account and taking away flex funding.

I'm so glad he has those videos, and I wish more cities gave people with disabilities the opportunity to safely experience their streets with whatever assistance they need. I've been taking care of my dad during cancer treatment and I hate that he can't leave his house without getting a car. 💔

(Notably, he made no mention of recorded driving tours as a frequent inmate request.)

I have no idea how to verify this/write an article about it, but if it's true, what a heartbreaking and beautiful testament to the essential importance of human movement to the human spirit.

Eavesdropping in a coffeeshop, and the guy at the table next to me is talking about how the most-watched videos in prison media rooms are walking tours of major cities, because even just the visual and sonic experience is therapeutic when you don't have freedom of movement. 💔

Yeah, my editor joozhed this a little too much, it originally said "removing the AV from the equation entirely — *or at least* putting the cyclist in a protected lane." Point is: there are always non-automotive solutions to safety problems.

House T&I Chair Vows ‘No Money for Bikes or Walking’ in Fed Transportation Bill — Streetsblog USA The outlook for active transportation won't be good if advocates don't stand up.

The highest-ranking transportation congressman is saying that biking & walking paths aren't "traditional infrastructure" and don't deserve funding in the next federal transportation bill. Broke down why that's historically inaccurate, morally wrong, and *possible to defeat* — if we organize.

The False 'Trolley Problem' At the Heart of the Autonomous Vehicle Debate — Streetsblog USA Waymo said it has a "plan" for when one of the company's cars kills someone. But we should be planning for a world when no car kills anyone — autonomous or not.

Wrote about Waymo's co-CEO acknowledging that even she thinks traffic violence is inevitable, what's wrong with aiming for "fewer" road deaths rather than demanding zero, and the way automobility limits our imagination and our empathy.

Horrifying, heartbreaking, and something everyone who counts themselves as a member of the Safe Routes to School movement should absolutely be speaking out about.

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Seriously, though: even if you are someone who is skeptical of rail trails and wish we could just have our national railroad system back, you should watch this. They do get into it—and also the challenges of building a future transportation system when the past it's built upon was deeply troubled.

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Also: Edward Norton narrated it!

The Shocking Untold History of America's Rails-to-Trails Movement — Streetsblog USA Some of the fiercest battles for the future of public space in America have happened on abandoned railway corridors — and the battles aren't over yet.

Thrilled that someone finally made a documentary about the rail trail movement that treats that history for what it is: a fascinating and shockingly controversial story about the right to public space, which is every bit as epic as the battle against the highway movement (which sometimes overlaps).

One-third of Angelenos do not drive Walking back the "car-free" games promise is unconscionable in a city where the people who don't drive are also the most vulnerable users of our streets

Reflections on last week's #WeekWithoutDriving in a city that still refuses to acknowledge the existence of its nondrivers — which a comprehensive new report claims make up one-third of LA's population

Meant to type NY but you’re right it’s not the best shorthand

But even your city isn't: these projects getting cancelled is bad news for the climate we all our share, our national traffic violence stats, and our future as an equitable society. Not to mention any semblance of public trust that the federal government will actually follow the laws it passes. /🧵

[T4A] Grants cancelled/at risk of expiration - September 2025

@t4america.bsky.social has a list of the ~$500 million in projects that are under threat if this dirty resolution passes, if you want to look up if your community is one of them — and yes, this includes red districts.

Advocates: Congress Must Stop Trump From Illegally Holding Back Sustainable Transportation Funds — Streetsblog USA Congress has a chance to seize back their power of the purse, and stop Trump from his "pocket-rescissions."

Because the budget resolution that Duffy is pressuring Congress to pass — by dangling that $18 billion like a bargaining chip — is RIFE with transit clawbacks *all over the country.* And very likely in your community!

The 2nd Avenue Subway and Hudson Tunnel projects are huge deal on their own — as in, $18 billion, biggest-transit-projects-in-the-country huge.

But that's just the beginning.

Also: 3) the office of civil rights at DOT has listed the director position as "vacant" on its website since trump took office, so excuse me if I don't buy the "the democrats made us furlough the staff or else we would TOTALLY do this super-important review right now" line.

This is messed up on a bunch of levels, but basically:

1) New gov rules usually require a public comment period unless there's an emergency, which this ... isn't.
2) NY is basically now being punished for *following laws* re: hiring minority contractors, which the Trump admin can't just rewrite

BG: Sec. Duffy put out a release saying that "the Democrats' shutdown" will prevent him from conducting a civil rights review necessary to keep the 2nd Avenue Subway and Hudson Tunnel projects moving, because a government rule requires it.

But Duffy *wrote that rule* just hours before the release.

Is Sec. Duffy Holding NY Transit Hostage To Negotiate Away The Rest of America's Transportation Future? — Streetsblog USA The federal Transportation secretary is using two large transit projects as a bargaining chip to bully Congress into passing a budget that could be disastrous for communities across the country.

If you saw a headline about NYC potentially losing two big transit projects "because of the government shutdown," know this: 1) it's bullshit, and 2) ending the shutdown on the Trump administration's terms would be terrible for transit *all across the country*, and very likely in your community. 🧵