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This year, your donation comes with the ultimate city perk: a completely official-looking, yet completely fake, Streetsblog parking placard! Donate today!
December 2, 2025
Two More Staffers Join the Growing Streetsblog Newsroom!
Meet Austin C. Jefferson and J.K. Trotter! And read about our big plans for local news.
November 11, 2025
DECISION 2025: Transit Wins Big — Again — Across America
Several candidates who ran on ambitious transportation reform platforms won at the ballot box on Tuesday — but even more communities said yes to supporting transit directly.
November 6, 2025
Crunching Numbers to Curb Crashes: Using Federal Data to Make Our Roads Safer
Upholding federal data transparency is key to understanding and reversing the alarming level of crashes, fatalities, and strained infrastructure. Here's where we have more work to do.
Cathy Chase
October 30, 2025
Katie Wilson’s Success in Seattle Shows Again that Urbanism Is A Winning Campaign Issue
The advocate's strong early performance in Seattle's mayoral primary — following Zohran Mamdani's similar triumph — shows what you can do when you focus on transit.
August 22, 2025
And the Winner Is…: Streetsblog’s New Video Team Honored with Deadline Club Award
Streetsblog's social media team, led by Engagement Editor Emily Lipstein, received the Deadline Club's award for digital video reporting on Thursday night.
May 16, 2025
Monday’s Headlines: ‘And The Nominees Are’ Edition
Streetsblog is up for two prizes at this year's Deadline Club awards. Plus more news.
April 14, 2025
Nolan Hicks Takes Over As Streetsblog’s Investigative Reporter
Nolan takes over from Jesse Coburn, who won a Polk Award last year for his reporting on the explosive growth of fake license plates in New York City and across the country.
January 3, 2025
Meet Streetsblog’s New Engagement Editor Emily Lipstein!
Other newsrooms are contracting, but the universe of Streetsblog is expanding.
June 4, 2024
Streetsblog Wins Polk Award for ‘Ghost Tags’ Series
Reporter Jesse Coburn received the prestigious award for exposing a vast black market for temporary license plates that reckless drivers use to avoid accountability on the road.
February 19, 2024
