Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Highway Expansion

The cost of driving solo on the high-demand stretch of I-66 inside the Beltway. Photo: Salesgrincity/Twitter

Virginia Toll Operator’s Losses Flash Red Light For New Toll Lanes

By Ben Ross | Sep 13, 2018 | 18 Comments

Maryland should heed the warning.

Photo: Washington State DOT

Highway Boondoggles: North Spokane Corridor

By Matt Casale and Gideon Weissman | Jul 11, 2018 | 4 Comments

Five hundred families will lose their homes to this grossly unjust $1.5 billion highway boondoggle.

The massive new I-285 interchange project will be one of the most expensive road projects in Georgia history. Image: Georgia DOT

Highway Boondoggles: I-285 and SR 400 Interchange Rebuilding in Atlanta, Georgia

By Matt Casale and Gideon Weissman | Jul 9, 2018

A single interchange project in Atlanta will cost almost as much as the state of Georgia's annual transportation budget.

Pennsylvania’s massive project to widen 470 miles of highway could threaten funding for transit services throughout the state. Image: li2nmd, CC-BY-4.0

Highway Boondoggles: Pennsylvania Turnpike Expansion

By Matt Casale and Gideon Weissman | Jul 6, 2018 | 10 Comments

The Pennsylvania Turnpike is hemorrhaging money. The state's transit riders could end up footing the bill for its expansion.

Austin commuters are desperate for better options, but the proposal to add miles of new lanes to I-35 will likely only exacerbate the problems that led to congestion in the first place. Image: public domain.

Highway Boondoggles: Interstate 35 Expansion in Austin

By Matt Casale and Gideon Weissman | Jul 5, 2018 | 18 Comments

Magical thinking about congestion makes this one of the top highway boondoggles in the country.

Each of the proposed I-49 expansion routes run through the heart of the Shreveport community of Allendale. Red dots represent churches.

Highway Boondoggles: I-49 Inner City Connection in Shreveport, Louisiana

By Matt Casale and Gideon Weissman | Jul 3, 2018 | 8 Comments

Like the city-shredding monstrosities of the 20th Century, Shreveport's highway plan would slice through a black neighborhood.

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