Matthew Casale
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Boondoggle: Virginia’s Unlovable I-81 Expansion
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Officials have pointed to safety as a key reason for the need to expand the highway. Yet, in 2010, state officials raised speed limits to 70 mph along much of I-81, a move that likely made the road more dangerous.
Boondoggle: Portland Takes a Step Backward
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Portland has made bold moves toward becoming a good place to get around without a car. But it's about to make a huge mistake in the Rose Quarter.
Boondoggle: Keystone State’s 1-83 Expansion
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Pennsylvania is moving forward with a plan to spend $300 million in order to widen I-83 in York County to eight lanes from four. But project documents fail to show how the project will solve any problems or bring clear benefits to the region.
Highway Boondoggles: More Mistakes in Miami
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In Miami, highways slice through almost every section of the city, cutting neighborhoods off from one another and creating sprawl that threatens the surrounding environment.
Highway Boondoggles: Chicago’s Congestion Magnet
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The Tri-State Tollway through the western Chicago suburbs to O’Hare Airport is a testament to the fact that you can’t build your way out of congestion.
Highway Boondoggle: Golden State’s Desert Destruction
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California's $8-billion, 63-mile “High Desert Freeway" north of downtown Los Angeles would lead to more driving and more pollution, along with sprawling desert development.
Highway Boondoggles: Madness in Michigan
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The Great Lakes State is undertaking to expand the capacity of Interstate 75 — a project that is both unnecessary and will exacerbate the region’s problems.
Boondoggle: A Texas-Sized Mess of a Highway Plan
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Deadly and sprawling Houston does not need this $7-billion widening and rebuilding highway project.
Boondoggles: Nine Projects That Should Not Happen
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Here's the thing with highway expansion projects: They're big. They're expensive. And they have limited benefit. Our friends at US PIRG present their annual report.