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Highway Boondoggles, Part VII: Oregon’s Abernethy Insanity
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.
September 21, 2022
Highway Boondoggles Part VI: Martinsville’s Big Miss
The Martinsville Southern Connector is a classic waste of money that will hurt an historic community.
September 20, 2022
Highway Boondoggles Part V: Duluth’s ‘Can of Worms’
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.
September 19, 2022
Highway Boondoggles, Part IV: Erie’s ‘Mistake by the Lake’
A proposed highway will make traffic worse ... and cut off the waterfront.
September 16, 2022
Opinion: Here’s Why We All Need a ‘Week Without Driving’
Disability Rights Washington spreads awareness of the transportation challenges of the differently abled.
September 16, 2022
Mile-High City Halts Two Highway Expansions — And Gives the Money to Transit Instead
Colorado will cancel two planned highway expansions, citing a new climate rule that advocates say should be a model for communities across America.
September 15, 2022
Highway Boondoggles, Part III: Two Big Garden State Mistakes
In today's episode of our long-running series with U.S. PIRG, we focus on a Garden State flimflam.
September 15, 2022
How Tech Billionaires are Threatening America’s Transportation Future
Author Paris Marx reveals exactly what's wrong with the fantasies of some of the most prominent transportation tech "visionaries" of our time, and draws a blueprint for a better mobility system based on serving the needs of the many.
September 14, 2022
Highway Boondoggles, Part II: Induced Demand Across the Ohio River
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.
September 14, 2022
School Bus ‘Stop Arm’ Cameras Work — So Why Don’t More States Use Them?
Artificial intelligence can protect children as they get on and off the bus — at least in cities that allow school districts to install life-saving technology.
September 13, 2022
