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It’s Tuesday and congestion pricing in NYC lives another day — but tell that to the FHWA director that the Trump administration has put in its crosshairs after its latest move against livable streets.
Also, check out this week’s stellar episode of ‘The Brake,’ which features the president of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, David Harkey. He joins Kea Wilson to talk about his organization’s pivot to push for a five-year full-court press on traffic violence, and why he doesn’t believe that means giving up on ending road deaths overall.
…and what you could get back in exchange, at least if you lived in a city with good mobility alternatives.
“Ask what your region’s decision rule rewards. Then ask what it has no way to count.”
The 10 most costly highway projects in the U.S. all cost over half a billion dollars per mile.
It could do some good for regional rail, but advocates stress this isn’t a substitute for good bus service
