Highway Expansion
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Taxpayers Lose and Banks Win in This Trump Infrastructure Deal
A story out of Rhode Island highlights the risks of the Trump administration's approach to infrastructure funding.
January 2, 2018
Meet the Lawyer Taking on Wisconsin’s Highway Lobby — And Winning
To combat racial segregation and disparities in public health, attorney Dennis Grzezinski is confronting the state's penchant for road expansion.
October 12, 2017
Wisconsin Decides It Can Live Without $1.1 Billion Highway Widening After All
The state does not, in fact, possess infinite resources to spend on highways.
October 5, 2017
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan’s Bogus Fiscal Conservatism Doesn’t Apply to Highways
The governor who killed a $3 billion Baltimore light rail project out of faux fiscal prudence yesterday announced $9 billion in highway expansions.
September 22, 2017
The Mayor of Portland Is Cheerleading for a Highway Expansion
Ted Wheeler, the mayor of Portland, came out swinging last week against residents who are trying to stop a $450 million widening of I-5 in the Rose Quarter.
September 18, 2017
The Woman Who Led a Highway Revolt in Dallas — and Won
Stopping a highway project is never easy. It's even harder when the highway is in a city like Dallas. And yet this week, the Dallas City Council pulled the plug on the $1.7 billion Trinity Toll Road in a 13-2 vote. A key figure in the highway revolt is Council Member Angela Hunt.
August 11, 2017
The “Outer Beltway” Is DC’s Zombie Highway Project That Won’t Stay Dead
Thanks to road boosters in the suburbs of Washington, DC, another highway bridge across the Potomac River -- part of an old plan for a second beltway around the nation’s capital -- is still officially a possibility.
August 7, 2017
Cleveland Clinic Lets Slip That the “Opportunity Corridor” Isn’t About Opportunity At All
The official line on the $331 million road project was that it would help poor Cleveland residents, not whisk people past their neighborhoods to reach the Cleveland Clinic. It was a lie.
July 18, 2017
All the Effort That Went Into Fighting a Dallas Highway Is About to Pay Off
The Trinity Parkway would cost $1.5 billion, further entrench car dependence, and ruin riverfront parkland and natural habitat. But now, after a sustained campaign that turned highways and transportation into a central issue in local elections, the Dallas City Council is on the verge of killing the project.
July 12, 2017
The Science Is Clear: More Highways Equals More Traffic. Why Are DOTs Still Ignoring It?
Numerous studies have documented the phenomenon known as induced demand in transportation: Basically, if you build highway lanes, more drivers will come. And yet, transportation agencies rarely account for this effect when planning road projects.
June 21, 2017
