Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods
How Highways Rend Our Social Fabric — and the Challenge of Mending It
Roads are supposed to connect us. So why do so many highways tear our social networks apart?
Op-Ed: Reviewing America’s First (and Last?) Federal ‘Reconnecting Communities’ Pilot
The Biden administration exhausted the funds of the first-in-the-nation Reconnecting Communities program before they left office. But how did they spend the money — and what can we learn about how to do better next time, if advocates ever get another bite at the apple?
‘A Big Deal’: Buttigieg’s Final Grants Give Hundreds of Millions To Sustainable Transportation
Secretary Pete's parting gift to America includes big money for bikeways, highways-to-boulevards projects, and more.
How America’s Mayors Are Fighting Back Against Harmful Highways
Mayors across the country are fighting for funds to heal harmful highway expansions. But what does it take to make an application stand out?
The People Behind America’s Game-Changing Local Infrastructure Grants
The Biden Administration unlocked unprecedented opportunities for local leaders to build transportation infrastructure without their state governments getting involved — if they could beat out the competition. We talk to three mayors who cracked the code.
Chicago Announces $2M Federal Grant to Address Harms Caused By I-290
The Mayor's Office says the money will fund "improvements for people walking and bicycling on existing streets and paths surrounding and crossing the corridor."