Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Highway Boondoggles

Freeway Fighters List Their Top Five Needs For 2023

By Ben Crowther, Aaron Brown and Martha Roskowski | Mar 3, 2023 | No Comments

so? Transportation for America and America Walks recently surveyed organizations fighting freeways all across the country to get a better sense of what they need to win, and the results are both inspiring and daunting.

Protestors on June 21, 2022, the day before demolition began on one building of The Lofts at Ballpark in Houston, TX. Photo: Stop TxDOT I-45

TxDOT Chooses Highways Over Housing

By Asia Mieleszko | Feb 16, 2023 | No Comments

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is pushing forward with an $85 billion, decade-long plan to expand the state’s highway system, despite widespread opposition and even a federal lawsuit — even if that means tearing down housing.

Could TikTok "deinfluencers" fight highway boondoggles?

Opinion: It’s Time to Embrace ‘Deinfluencing’ Car Culture — and Gen Z is Leading

By Kait Spielmaker | Feb 13, 2023 | No Comments

“There doesn’t seem to be a lot of honesty anymore [on social media], it seems like a lot of things are run through money,” one social media user said.

Detroit's I-375 was an urban renewal project that permanently reduced the quality of urban life in the Motor City. Image: CNU

Opinion: Stop Expanding the Damn Roads in Michigan

By Robert Goodspeed | Oct 28, 2022 | No Comments

The recent announcement of a $105-million grant to remove I-375 in Detroit is welcome news. But it also raises the question of whether our broader road spending is leading to a future we want.

Highway Boondoggles, Part VII: Oregon’s Abernethy Insanity

By Matthew Casale, James Horrox and Bryn Huxley-Reicher | Sep 21, 2022 | No Comments

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.

Highway Boondoggles Part VI: Martinsville’s Big Miss

By Matt Casale, James Horrox and Bryn Huxley-Reicher | Sep 20, 2022 | No Comments

The Martinsville Southern Connector is a classic waste of money that will hurt an historic community.

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