Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Boondoggles

Gov. Hochul’s Penn Station Tax Giveaway Makes Less Sense Than Ever

By David Meyer | Mar 6, 2023 | No Comments

Emails show collaboration between the state's economic development agency and a real estate firm headed by a major donor to Gov. Hochul. Will taxpayers be holding the bag (again)?

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Highway Boondoggles Part V: Duluth’s ‘Can of Worms’

By James Horrox | Sep 20, 2022 | No Comments

It’s sometimes said that Minnesota has two seasons: winter and road construction. In Duluth, an ongoing, multiyear highway project has sucked up millions of taxpayer dollars on a road that many residents believe shouldn’t even be there in the first place.

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Highway Boondoggles, Part II: Induced Demand Across the Ohio River

By Matt Casale | Sep 15, 2022 | No Comments

The Brent Spence Bridge is a vital link between Covington, Ky., and Cincinnati. The plan to replace it is though, is a boondoggle. Here's why.

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Highway Boondoggles, Part I: Maryland’s Misguided Highway Extension

By James Horrox | Sep 14, 2022 | No Comments

Here's the first installment of this year's "Highway Boondoggles" series — we'll start in Montgomery County, Maryland.

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How the Infrastructure Law Could Fast-Track Harmful Highway Boondoggles

By James Horrox | Sep 13, 2022 | No Comments

Federal money could be spent on fixing our aging roads, making our streets safer, and making it easier to travel on transit, by bike or on foot, giving Americans real, viable options for getting around without having to drive. Unfortunately, though, it won't.

The governor has apparently killed her predecessor's pet project, the "wrong way" LaGuardia AirTrain. Graphic: Streetsblog photo composite

Hochul Calls for ‘Alternatives’ to LaGuardia AirTrain — Possibly Dooming Cuomo’s Boondoggle

By Eve Kessler | Oct 4, 2021 | No Comments

"I have asked the Port Authority to thoroughly examine alternative mass transit solutions for reducing car traffic and increasing connectivity to LaGuardia Airport," Hochul said about the 1.5-mile, elevated people mover.

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