How Do You Fight Highway Expansion? This Webcast Is a Good Place to Start.

Join us for a free webcast on Wednesday, August 25 at 11 a.m. CT.

Raise your hand if you’ve heard this one before: “The roads are too congested. We need to build more lanes. That will solve the problem!” Unfortunately, this seemingly logical viewpoint has been proven wrong time and time again because of a little thing called “induced demand.” It turns out that when you build more lanes, more people start using the highway and quickly fill up the lanes—meaning that our cities and states are spending billions in taxpayer dollars just to pave more road, destroy more neighborhoods and put more cars on the road. There is little payoff for our communities and a whole lot of destruction and loss.

What can we do to stop these hopeless highway projects? A group of advocates in Austin, Texas, have been fighting a proposed highway expansion in their downtown with an alternative vision: capping and lowering the highway, opening up dozens of acres of land for new homes and businesses in the city.

Join us on Wednesday, August 25 at 11 a.m. CT to hear from local advocates and planners Norm Marshall, Heyden Walker, and Brendan Wittstruck, in a discussion hosted by Strong Towns President Charles Marohn.

These panelists will share the data that proves this highway project is a mistake, talk about their alternative plan, and offer advice for anyone who wants to see fewer road expansions and more people-centered neighborhoods in their city.

If you’re frustrated by the high costs and dangerous design of transportation in your city and want to learn a better way forward, check out Charles Marohn’s newest book, Confessions of a Recovering Engineer: Transportation for a Strong Town. Preorder your copy today and receive several special bonuses.