James Horrox
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Highway Boondoggles, Part VII: Oregon’s Abernethy Insanity
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In our final installment of our annual Highway Boondoggles series with U.S. PIRG., we look at bridge widening that circumvented the National Environmental Policy Act Environmental Impact Assessment process.
Highway Boondoggles Part VI: Martinsville’s Big Miss
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The Martinsville Southern Connector is a classic waste of money that will hurt an historic community.
Highway Boondoggles Part V: Duluth’s ‘Can of Worms’
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It’s sometimes said that Minnesota has two seasons: winter and road construction. In Duluth, an ongoing, multiyear highway project has sucked up millions of taxpayer dollars on a road that many residents believe shouldn’t even be there in the first place.
Highway Boondoggles, Part IV: Erie’s ‘Mistake by the Lake’
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A proposed highway will make traffic worse ... and cut off the waterfront.
Highway Boondoggles, Part III: Two Big Garden State Mistakes
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In today's episode of our long-running series with U.S. PIRG, we focus on a Garden State flimflam.
Highway Boondoggles, Part II: Induced Demand Across the Ohio River
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The Brent Spence Bridge is a vital link between Covington, Ky., and Cincinnati. The plan to replace it is though, is a boondoggle. Here's why.
Highway Boondoggles, Part I: Maryland’s Misguided Highway Extension
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Here's the first installment of this year's "Highway Boondoggles" series — we'll start in Montgomery County, Maryland.
How Fed Infrastructure Money Enables Highway Boondoggles
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Federal funding could be spent on fixing our aging roads, making our streets safer, and making it easier to travel on transit, by bike or on foot, giving Americans real options for getting around without a car. But it will more likely be spent on expanding highways.