Meet the Lawyer Taking on Wisconsin’s Highway Lobby — And Winning
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To combat racial segregation and disparities in public health, attorney Dennis Grzezinski is confronting the state's penchant for road expansion.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Highway Expansion
Wisconsin Decides It Can Live Without $1.1 Billion Highway Widening After All
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The state does not, in fact, possess infinite resources to spend on highways.
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan’s Bogus Fiscal Conservatism Doesn’t Apply to Highways
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The governor who killed a $3 billion Baltimore light rail project out of faux fiscal prudence yesterday announced $9 billion in highway expansions.
The Mayor of Portland Is Cheerleading for a Highway Expansion
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Ted Wheeler, the mayor of Portland, came out swinging last week against residents who are trying to stop a $450 million widening of I-5 in the Rose Quarter.
The Woman Who Led a Highway Revolt in Dallas — and Won
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Stopping a highway project is never easy. It's even harder when the highway is in a city like Dallas. And yet this week, the Dallas City Council pulled the plug on the $1.7 billion Trinity Toll Road in a 13-2 vote. A key figure in the highway revolt is Council Member Angela Hunt.
The “Outer Beltway” Is DC’s Zombie Highway Project That Won’t Stay Dead
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Thanks to road boosters in the suburbs of Washington, DC, another highway bridge across the Potomac River -- part of an old plan for a second beltway around the nation’s capital -- is still officially a possibility.