Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Highway Expansion

Cleveland Clinic Lets Slip That the “Opportunity Corridor” Isn’t About Opportunity At All

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 18, 2017 | No Comments

The official line on the $331 million road project was that it would help poor Cleveland residents, not whisk people past their neighborhoods to reach the Cleveland Clinic. It was a lie.

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All the Effort That Went Into Fighting a Dallas Highway Is About to Pay Off

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 12, 2017 | No Comments

The Trinity Parkway would cost $1.5 billion, further entrench car dependence, and ruin riverfront parkland and natural habitat. But now, after a sustained campaign that turned highways and transportation into a central issue in local elections, the Dallas City Council is on the verge of killing the project.

The Science Is Clear: More Highways Equals More Traffic. Why Are DOTs Still Ignoring It?

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 21, 2017 | 2 Comments

Numerous studies have documented the phenomenon known as induced demand in transportation: Basically, if you build highway lanes, more drivers will come. And yet, transportation agencies rarely account for this effect when planning road projects.

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Highway Planners Pause to Consider the Effect of Road Widening on Detroit Neighborhoods

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 19, 2017 | No Comments

Standard practice for the highway planners at state DOTs is to sacrifice all other concerns at the altar of fast car traffic. Nowhere has the effect been more obviously detrimental than Detroit, where the overbuilt freeway system helped hollow out one of America’s largest cities. But highway planners in Michigan are starting to listen to people who say they want something different.

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Is Portland Losing Its Resolve Against Highway Expansions?

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 5, 2017 | No Comments

In the 1970s, some American cities revolted against highway expansion and kept the worst excesses of the interstate construction spree in check. Those cities tend to be the most walkable and transit-oriented places in the nation today. But in Portland that legacy is in jeopardy.

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Highway Projects Won’t Save the Rust Belt

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 28, 2017 | No Comments

Highway mega-projects remain tempting to struggling cities and regions in the Rust Belt. But evidence shows they shift economic activity away from existing business districts and don't generate lasting improvements.

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