36 Hours in Cincinnati: A Quick Crash Course in Placemaking

Other cities can learn a lot about placemaking from Cincinnati. It's a great example of what to do…and what not to do. Here are some observations from 36 hours spent in the city.

Top StoryAsia MieleszkoJune 25, 2024safe and productive streets, placemaking, ohio, urban freeways, narrow streets

Meet the Freeway Fighters Who Are Suing the Texas Department of Transportation

Adam Greenfield and Bobby Levinski are part of the grassroots movement Rethink35, which is filing a lawsuit against the Texas Department of Transportation over their plans to expand I-35 in Austin.

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsFebruary 12, 2024podcast, end highway expansion, texas, freeway widening, urban freeways

It’s Always Too Late: How Freeway Fighters Are Kept out of the Conversation

Freeway fighters in Houston are going up against a grim truth in highway expansion projects: that those most impacted by them are almost always the most marginalized in the decision-making process.

Top StoryAsia MieleszkoJanuary 22, 2024freeway widening, urban freeways, end highway expansion, texas, advocacy, highways

Rethinking the Unthinkable

Why is it so hard to imagine removing a 60-year-old freeway from the heart of my city—even as someone who likes the idea?

Herriges, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesJuly 19, 2023freeway removal, history, urban freeways, minnesota, end highway expansion

A Highway Continues to Haunt Shreveport, Louisiana

Residents of Allendale, LA, learned that controversial Interstate 49 inner-city connector will not be cutting through their neighborhood. Unfortunately, however, the victory has been bittersweet.

News, Top StoryAsia MieleszkoFebruary 23, 2023highways, freeway widening, freeways, advocacy, urban freeways, end highway expansion, louisiana

TxDOT Chooses Highways Over Housing

The Texas Department of Transportation pushes forward with an $85 billion, decade-long plan to expand the state’s highway system, despite widespread opposition and even a federal lawsuit.

News, Top StoryAsia MieleszkoFebruary 10, 2023housing, highways, urban freeways, freeway widening, freeways, DOT, transportation, transportation spending, texas, end highway expansion

MoDOT Is Proud of Their Highways. Missourians, Not So Much.

MoDOT recently put out a tweet celebrating the 50-year anniversary of a highway that tore up Kansas City’s downtown. Here are just some of the (rightfully) angry reactions they got.

Marohn, Top Story, NewsCharles MarohnNovember 10, 2022missouri, DOT, transportation, highways, urban freeways, freeways, infrastructure cult, infrastructure, engineers, traffic engineering, end highway expansion

Remove Highway 99: A Crazy Idea in “Deep” South Park

What was once a fringe idea to convince the state of Washington to turn a section of Highway 99 over to local control has grown into a publicly funded action.

Top StoryJay StangeAugust 31, 2022highways, freeway removal, freeways, urban freeways, suburban experiment, washington, end highway expansion

10 Recommendations for Freeway Fighters

From one freeway fighter to any aspiring freeway fighters out there: Here’s 10 things to keep in mind as you advocate for highway removal in your community.

Top StoryJay ArzuAugust 4, 2022highways, freeway removal, freeways, urban freeways, advocacy, taking action, infrastructure, end highway expansion

TxDOT Proposes to Dig a $1 Billion Infrastructure Grave in Downtown Dallas

For years now, TxDOT has considered removing Interstate 345 in downtown Dallas…only to conclude their study by coming up with a much worse plan.

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsJuly 6, 2022podcast, infrastructure, transportation, transportation spending, highways, freeways, freeway removal, urban freeways, DOT, upzoned, texas

Freeway-Fighting Tide Has Turned

The halting of three in-city freeway expansions highlights a new momentum on reversing the damage of highways through urban areas.

Top StoryRobert SteutevilleJune 17, 2022urban freeways, freeway widening, freeway removal, highways, highway spending, DOT, colorado, transportation, infrastructure, success stories, end highway expansion, cnu, new york, oregon

Cracking the Code on Fighting Highway Expansion Projects

When a highway expansion threatened to destroy a historic Black neighborhood in New Orleans, this advocate spoke out against it. Here’s how she made herself heard.

Top StoryAmy StellyMay 18, 2022highways, freeway widening, freeway removal, freeways, urban freeways, success stories, infrastructure, end highway expansion, louisiana

The Grim Reaper of Small Towns

Our excessive expansion of the interstate highway system has destroyed urban downtowns—and it’s wiped out many small towns altogether.

Top StorySeairra JonesApril 5, 2022highways, freeway widening, freeways, urban freeways, history, small towns, infrastructure, transportation

TxDOT Ignores El Paso’s Needs To Make a Grab at Infrastructure Dollars

TxDOT’s latest boondoggle: a highway expansion that threatens to cut right at the heart of downtown El Paso.

Top StoryRobert StorchMarch 31, 2022highways, freeway widening, freeways, urban freeways, transportation, infrastructure, infrastructure spending, texas

The Road That Killed a City

From its one-time status as one of America’s most prosperous cities, Hartford, CT, is now one of the poorest—no thanks to its mid-twentieth-century urban renewal projects.