Boondoggles
Don’t Believe the Hype: NJ Turnpike Widening Still Happening
Gov. Murphy's late revision will just move the problem around, advocates say.
Most NJ Gov. Candidates Have No Problem With ‘Boondoggle’ Turnpike Widening
The $11-billion highway expansion would double road capacity heading toward Lower Manhattan. Of the 10 contenders, only four said they oppose it.
State DOT Finally Offers Up Proposal To Repair the Cross Bronx Without Expanding It
An option that doesn't involve a parallel road that carries highway traffic but still creates a new east-west connection, had not initially been on the table.
Cross Bronx Boondoggle Would Drag Buses Off Their Routes And Put Another Highway Ramp Next To Bronx River
Reps. Torres, AOC Join to Oppose Hochul Effort to Widen Cross Bronx Expressway
The Bronx House reps told the governor that her plan to build a pair of hulking, highway-sized roads next to the existing scar is "doubling down on Robert Moses."
Penn Station Needs Expansion to Realize Dream of NJ-Long Island Service, Railroads Claim
A new report helps justify the three railroad operators' long-sought push for a larger train station.
Brian Ketcham, Automotive Engineer Who Subverted Car Culture, 85
New York has lost a giant: A fighter against pollution, for justice and for congestion pricing.
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.
City: BQE Must Be Rebuilt to Last a Century … To Prevent More Pollution
Paging Mr. Orwell: Doubling down on the Robert Moses highway is actually good for neighborhoods nearby, the city claims.
‘Stop the Highway-Expansion Madness,’ New Coalition Demands
"Endless highway expansions are pulling our country into an environmental, budgetary, and public health crisis," the letter states.
