Highways
Is Amtrak’s Big Dig Harming West Baltimore’s Black Neighborhoods?
Amtrak's single biggest infrastructure project got hit with a civil rights complaint. How should sustainable transportation advocates get involved in the conversation?
Our Overbuilt Road Network Costs Americans Trillions in Lost Housing Opportunities
America has poured enough asphalt to build its sprawling auto-centric road network to cover the entire nation of the Netherlands.
Talking Headways Podcast: Highway Fighting in Texas
Jeff Wood talks to Megan Kimble about an amazing footnote to the creation of the Interstate Highway system.
The Biggest Wins — And Disappointments — From the ‘Reconnecting Communities’ Grants
"Until we overhaul our transportation system to redirect the majority of funding into community-oriented infrastructure investments, we will keep failing to meet our equity, climate, and maintenance goals."
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.
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.
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.
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.
