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Virginia Snowstorm Nightmare Highlights Need For Better Transportation Policy
A record-breaking snowstorm that left countless drivers stranded overnight on a Virginia highway in sub-zero temperatures has some advocates questioning the region's auto-centric transportation system.
January 4, 2022
Op-Ed: Reimagining Walking Distance
The bipartisan infrastructure bill, passed by the Senate in August, presents a great opportunity to make our towns and cities more walkable.
January 3, 2022
Chicago Community Trust awards $75K to SBC, $13K left to raise by New Year’s
While the last few thousand are always the toughest to raise, with your help we're confident we can reach the finish line.
December 23, 2021
Houston Advocates Slam TxDOT For ‘Deliberately’ Ignoring Highway’s Racist Impacts
TxDOT is allegedly threatening retaliation against the whole Houston region because advocates continue to fight a highway expansion that the agency knows will have a harmful impacts on communities of color.
December 21, 2021
USDOT Pressures States To Spend New Infrastructure Funds Sustainably
As states begin cashing no-strings-attached federal infrastructure checks, U.S. DOT is pushing them to spend those funds on projects that will help end the climate and roadway death crises.
December 17, 2021
Pace is developing plans for inter-suburban Tri-State Tollway express service
Pace’s plans are still taking shape. But what has been developed so far shows a route that would run between the Harvey Transportation Center and the suburbs around O’Hare.
December 15, 2021
Could Biden’s Infrastructure Bill Help Heal the Scars Highways Created?
From the interstate highway system to public housing, some of America’s most discriminatory and damaging policies have been implemented under the auspices of the need for better infrastructure.
December 14, 2021
Report: To Sustain the Cycling Boom, U.S. Must Build Up American Bike Manufacturing
America’s Covid-induced cycling boom is being stifled by massive over-reliance on overseas bike manufacturers.
December 13, 2021
Meet Ruth Rosas, Streetsblog Chicago’s new Latine Communities Reporter
Ruth will help us expand our coverage of livable streets issues relevant to Spanish-speaking communities in the city and the suburbs.
December 10, 2021
Better Streets Chicago launches email campaign asking officials to fix the Clark Street bike lanes
Better Streets Chicago launched an email campaign advocating for increased enforcement and design changes for the Edgewater Clark St. bike lane.
December 10, 2021
