Highways
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.
Can New York City Fix Its Deadly ‘Conduit’ to JFK Airport?
The extra-wide medians on Conduit could fit 46 football fields, which combined with extra-wide travel lanes makes the strip prone to speeding and crashes.
NJ Still Backing Turnpike Widening Despite Congestion Pricing Success and Local Opposition
Congestion pricing is reducing traffic between New Jersey and New York — but Phil Murphy's $11-billion Turnpike widening would increase 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."
City Delays Road Diet Under BQE Despite Hyping Its ‘Reconnect Communities’ Effort
Officials touted new concepts to improve the streetscape around the BQE — but was wavering on plans to do just that on Third Avenue in Sunset Park, Streetsblog has learned.
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.
