Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Maintenance

Transportation for America wants Congress to focus on maintenance, safety, and equity before wasting money on new highways. Image: Ken Lund

Advocacy Group: Stop Spending On New Roads

By Aaron Short | Oct 7, 2019 | 1 Comment

Transportation for America wants Congress to reallocate the $40 billion it pours into new highway projects that only to make Americans more dependent on cars.

3 Reasons Politicians Like Building New Roads More Than Fixing Old Ones

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 1, 2015 | 7 Comments

American transportation policy places a premium on delivering big, shiny new things. As much as the big state transportation agencies and their political bosses love pouring concrete, they tend to avoid keeping the things they build in good working condition. Many state DOTs still spend upwards of 90 percent of their annual budgets on new construction, according […]