Indiana DOT Wants to Double Down on 1960s-Era Urban Highway
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The bad old days -- when we torn down urban neighborhoods to build highways -- aren't really behind us.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Indiana
Carmel, Indiana, Shows Suburbs How to Go Big on Biking
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"We do not give property tax breaks to corporations. Instead, we invest in quality of life for all citizens."
This Nearly-Empty Indianapolis Parking Garage Is an Epic Waste of Public Money
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Subsidized parking garages frequently turn into money-losing concrete bunkers on land better suited for something more productive than car storage. The Broad Ripple parking garage in Indianapolis, a pet project of former mayor Greg Ballard, is a spectacular example.
The Final Nail? Indiana Gov Says Illiana Expressway Boondoggle “On Hold”
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Yesterday, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), under the leadership of Governor Mike Pence, joined newly elected Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) in putting his state’s commitment to the Illiana Expressway project on hold. The Illiana would run through cornfields and cost as much as $3 billion to build, putting taxpayers […]
The Indiana Toll Road and the Dark Side of Privately Financed Highways
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This is the first post in a three-part series on the Indiana Toll Road and the use of private finance to build and maintain highways. Part two takes a closer look at how Australian firm Macquarie manages its infrastructure assets. Part three examines the incentives for consultants to exaggerate traffic projections, making terrible boondoggles look like financial […]
The Illiana Expressway Will Eat Itself
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A recent report by U.S. PIRG and the Frontier Group, “Highway Boondoggles: Wasted Money and America’s Transportation Future,” examines 11 of the most wasteful, least justifiable road projects underway in America right now. This is the final installment in our series profiling the various bad decisions that funnel so much money to infrastructure that does no good. Illinois and Indiana are proposing […]