Boondoggles
Basics
Kentucky Spent $1.3 Billion on a Highway No One Wants
Two years after it opened, traffic is down 50 percent on Louisville's new $1.3 billion highway bridge.
November 28, 2018
Highway Boondoggles: North Spokane Corridor
Five hundred families will lose their homes to this grossly unjust $1.5 billion highway boondoggle.
July 11, 2018
Highway Boondoggles: I-285 and SR 400 Interchange Rebuilding in Atlanta, Georgia
A single interchange project in Atlanta will cost almost as much as the state of Georgia's annual transportation budget.
July 9, 2018
Highway Boondoggles: Pennsylvania Turnpike Expansion
The Pennsylvania Turnpike is hemorrhaging money. The state's transit riders could end up footing the bill for its expansion.
July 6, 2018
Highway Boondoggles: LBJ East Expansion in Dallas, Texas
16 lanes. A $1.6 billion price tag. More traffic. Less transit. Yep, it's a boondoggle.
June 27, 2018
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 was supposed to help poor Cleveland residents, not whisk people past their neighborhoods to reach the Cleveland Clinic. That was a lie.
July 18, 2017
How to Spot a Highway Boondoogle
With the Trump Administration purportedly gearing up to spend $1 trillion on infrastructure, it's time for a refresher on the perils of highway boondoggles.
April 18, 2017
Tampa Advocates Are Fighting Like Hell Against a $6 Billion Highway Plan
Grassroots advocates in Tampa are going up against Florida DOT in a highway expansion standoff with huge implications for the future of the city.
January 31, 2017
Louisville’s New $1.1 Billion Bridge: Empty at Rush Hour
The suburban commuters the Downtown Crossing bridge was built for don't seem to appreciate it that much. Traffic cameras show the costly new bridge nearly empty at rush hour.
January 19, 2017
