Highway Expansion
Racist Texas Highway Boondoggle Dealt Blow by Buttigieg’s FHWA
One of Texas's most-notorious highway expansion projects is being put on pause, thanks to a U.S. Department of Transportation that's newly committed to mitigating the racist impacts of federally funded transportation projects.
March 12, 2021
Commentary: I-270 Expansion Will Harm Latino Communities, Increase Air Pollution, and Accelerate Climate Change
Allen Cowgill: Expanding I-270 will increase pollution in neighborhoods inhabited mostly by people of color and could accelerate climate change by encouraging more people to drive.
February 23, 2021
COVID-19 Reveals That the Real Cure For Freight Truck Congestion is Fewer Cars
March 25, 2020
Op-Ed: A $7.5B Boondoggle Advances in Austin
March 2, 2020
Drivers Pay 4x More For Cell Phones Than Roads
Even the most active bike/ped advocate will be surprised to know just how little car owners pay for road maintenance.
January 20, 2020
Op-Ed: Portland’s Costly Highway Mistake
The city should reverse course and cancel the expansion of Interstate 5.
December 26, 2019
Connecticut’s Transportation Plan Stymies Its Future
What is Gov. Ned Lamont doing building all these new roads to compete with transit?
November 19, 2019
Trump Guts Obama-Era Transit Funding to Build Roads
Obama allocated 28 percent of federal grants to transit. It's 8.5 percent under Trump. And funding for bike and pedestrian projects dropped to zero.
November 13, 2019
Mobility Advocates Clash With Labor Over Transportation Money
November 6, 2019
1 Day Before Greta Thunberg Arrives, Report Shows 102% Increase in Metro Denver Auto Emissions
Greenhouse gas emissions from autos increased 102 percent in the Denver Metro over 1990 levels. The news comes one day before 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg will lead a Fridays for Future Strike in Denver.
October 10, 2019
