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… And the Biggest Failures and Disappointments of 2023
Let's be real, 2023 was not a good year for livable streets.
December 28, 2023
Highway Boondoggles 2023: Is the BQE the Queen of All Boondoggles?
Built between 1937 and 1964, the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway is an enduring symbol of the destructive, car-centric transportation planning of the early- to mid-20th century.
November 29, 2023
Who Gets Peace and Quiet?: Urban Noise During Covid
During the stay-at-home advisories of 2020, the world quieted. As a community noise researcher, I felt the changes acutely.
October 18, 2023
Highways to Hell: How One Country is Rethinking Road Investment
The Wales Roads Review – an unprecedented examination of whether investment in over fifty local road schemes should continue – signals high-profile change by the Welsh Government, prompted by the climate emergency.
Glenn Lyons
October 9, 2023
Tuesday’s Headlines: BQE Patchwork Edition
The city will close the Queens-bound BQE between Atlantic Avenue and Sands Street for one weekend next month. Plus more news.
September 19, 2023
Why Democrats and Republicans Alike Keep Expanding Highways
It’s not too late for their state to chart a better path forward — but politics gets in the way.
September 14, 2023
City Seeks $800M from Feds to ‘Repair and Enhance’ Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
“It’s sad to see the city’s text invoking the negative history of urban highway construction while seeking to cement that legacy for the rest of the 21st century,” said one activist.
August 21, 2023
Civic Groups Slam Mayor’s ‘Car- and Truck-Centric’ BQE Plan
The city should scrap its "car- and truck-centric" plan for the future of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in favor of a plan that discourages private car use, civic groups said.
August 18, 2023
The Brake Podcast: How To Take a Freeway Fight to the Next Level
Is giving up on a full-scale highway teardown a prudent compromise or a policy failure? We sat down with two Twin Cities advocates to get their take.
The post How To Take a Freeway Fight to the Next Level appeared first on Streetsblog USA.
August 15, 2023
DOT Rethinks ‘Terrible’ Atlantic Ave. BQE Ramp Redesigns
Maybe adding more highway infrastructure through Brooklyn is not the answer.
July 31, 2023
