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Boondoggle: Why is ‘Reconnecting Communities’ Money Being Used for Highway Widening?

The US Department of Transportation just awarded $450 million to the $1.9-billion Rose Quarter 1-5 project, which opponents have long called one of America’s most-notorious highway boondoggles.

April 8, 2024
Streetsblog USABad Journalism

A Reporter’s Guide to ‘Congestion Cost’ Studies

January 17, 2023
Streetsblog USACars

How to Stop Giving Parking Developers A Free Ride

January 18, 2021
Sprawl

Sprawl and the Cost of Living

July 6, 2016
Gas Prices

The End of Peak Driving?

October 7, 2015
Traffic

Another Tall Tale About Congestion From the Texas Transportation Institute

August 26, 2015
Economics

How Cutting Back on Driving Helps the Economy

July 28, 2015
Freight

Trucking Industry Imposes Up to $128 Billion in Costs on Society Each Year

June 2, 2015
Car Culture

No, Millennials Aren’t Buying More Cars Than Gen X

April 22, 2015