The Interchange

Urban transportation, street safety, and infrastructure developments close the week as time-sensitive decisions near deadlines. Transit service, traffic management, and public works projects feature in a final batch of updates before the weekend.

Road safety culture shifts from “crash first, fix later” toward prevention, emphasizing proactive street design and policy that reduce collisions before they happen. Transportation planning emphasizes infrastructure changes that eliminate hazards rather than reacting after crashes.

Public transit’s future faces the question of whether to maintain and invest in service or allow networks to wither, with consequences for mobility and cities. Funding choices and rider access hinge on whether transport systems are sustained or left to decline.