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Infamous YouTube “Run ’em in a Ditch” Driver Arrested in Alabama
An Alabama man whose YouTube videos made him an internet villain among cyclists has been arrested and charged with reckless endangerment.
May 23, 2014
Birmingham to Widen Downtown Highway While Other Cities Tear ‘Em Down
Downtown freeways are unmitigated disasters for cities. They ruin the development potential of central city neighborhoods and create dead zones that divide downtown areas. That's why Milwaukee, San Francisco, New Orleans, Niagara Falls, Oklahoma City, New Haven and Syracuse have either torn them down or are seriously considering it.
July 18, 2013
Meet the $4.7 Billion Birmingham Highway Only Cronyism Could Build
It is really a testament to how dominant the highway industrial complex has become that we even have to talk about Birmingham's Northern Beltline, a $4.7 billion outerbelt first proposed in the 1960s. But with backing from big companies that would reap windfall real estate profits from the highway -- and with a U.S. Senator working to secure federal funding -- this boondoggle might actually get built.
January 28, 2013
Fact Check: Sen. Sessions Gets It Wrong On Bike Paths in His Hometown
Last week, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) told Streetsblog freelancer Alice Ollstein that he had good reason to oppose Transportation Enhancements, the program that funds bicycle and pedestrian facilities.
September 12, 2011