Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Highway Expansion

Syracuse’s Messy I-81 Teardown Fight Shows the Challenge of ‘Reconnecting Communities’

By Kea Wilson | Dec 12, 2022 | No Comments

An 11th-hour legal battle over the future of one of America's most talked-about highway teardowns is sparking a debate about what it really means to "reconnect communities" devastated by highway construction — and possibly offering a preview of similar fights on deck in other U.S. cities.

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Advocates Warn ‘Reconnecting Communities’ Program Could Actually Expand Highways

By Kea Wilson | Nov 3, 2022 | No Comments

A massive coalition of advocates is calling on the federal Department of Transportation to make sure a historic fund that could tear down harmful urban highways across America isn't used to expand or maintain them instead.

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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.

New York State wants to make roadways better for drivers.

As US Supreme Court Guts EPA Power, NYS Goes on a Highway Expansion Binge

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 30, 2022 | No Comments

Don't just blame the High Court for not protecting the environment.

The Port Authority is looking to "widen" its Outerbridge Crossing between Perth Amboy, N.J., and Staten Island. Photo: Jason Eppink

Port Authority Study Could Lead to More Traffic Jams on Outerbridge Crossing

By Eve Kessler | Feb 25, 2022 | No Comments

The agency says it will examine 'widening' the bridge — a sure-fire way to draw more cars and congestion.

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McConnell Tells States To Just Ignore Biden’s Progressive New Road Priorities

By Kea Wilson | Feb 13, 2022 | No Comments

After the Biden administration told states that they should spend federal transportation dollars on projects that put safety, sustainability, equity, and road repair first, Sen. Mitch McConnell and Shelley Moore Capito told GOP governors to ignore the guidelines and spend the money any way they want.

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