Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Highway Expansion

North Carolina DOT Threatens to Steamroll Asheville’s Highway-to-Boulevard Plans

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 28, 2018 | No Comments

Residents of Asheville, North Carolina, thought they had fended off the highway widening the state wanted to ram through neighborhoods just outside downtown. North Carolina DOT has other ideas.

The Greenwashing of a Portland Highway Expansion

By Angie Schmitt | May 16, 2018 | No Comments

The old political instinct to cram more cars through cities never dies - not even in Portland.

America’s Stunted National Debate About Infrastructure

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 19, 2018 | No Comments

When the discussion about infrastructure is limited to the question of whether we're spending enough, we're not talking about the infrastructure issues that really matter.

Taxpayers Lose and Banks Win in This Trump Infrastructure Deal

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 2, 2018 | No Comments

A story out of Rhode Island highlights the risks of the Trump administration's approach to infrastructure funding.

Meet the Lawyer Taking on Wisconsin’s Highway Lobby — And Winning

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 12, 2017 | No Comments

To combat racial segregation and disparities in public health, attorney Dennis Grzezinski is confronting the state's penchant for road expansion.

Wisconsin Decides It Can Live Without $1.1 Billion Highway Widening After All

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 5, 2017 | No Comments

The state does not, in fact, possess infinite resources to spend on highways.

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