Highway Expansion
Basics
Highway Boondoggles: US 101 Expansion in San Mateo, California
Caltrans has widened U.S. 101 seven times since 1996 and hasn't cured congestion. But it's not going to try a new approach.
June 28, 2018
North Carolina DOT Threatens to Steamroll Asheville’s Highway-to-Boulevard Plans
Asheville has a plan to salvage part of its city from a highway. But North Carolina DOT wants to rush forward with a highway rebuild without committing to that plan.
June 28, 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
Larry Hogan’s Highway Building Binge Threatens to Force Hundreds of People From Their Homes
Uprooting economically vulnerable people to make room for roads isn't a relic of the 1960s -- it's alive and well in Maryland in 2018.
June 22, 2018
Miami’s Mindless Highway Addiction Gets the Mockery It Deserves
A 15-mile highway extension would bring sprawl to the edge of the Everglades and drain resources that could be used for transit.
June 18, 2018
The Greenwashing of a Portland Highway Expansion
The old political instinct to cram more cars through cities never dies - not even in Portland.
May 16, 2018
Metro Detroit’s Highway Fixation Explains Why Our Infrastructure Is Broken
Only 20 percent of the region's highways are in good condition. And yet the regional transportation agency is planning $4 billion in highway widenings.
March 13, 2018
Indiana DOT Wants to Double Down on 1960s-Era Urban Highway
The bad old days -- when we torn down urban neighborhoods to build highways -- aren't really behind us.
January 30, 2018
North Carolina Talks the “Vision Zero” Talk While Pushing to Make This Speedway Even Wider
North Carolina DOT plans to make an unwalkable commercial street even more dangerous.
January 12, 2018
Taxpayers Lose and Banks Win in This Trump Infrastructure Deal
Under Trump, U.S. DOT's grant rules encourage states to finance road projects with private loans that cost more than public borrowing.
January 2, 2018
