Highway Boondoggles 2020: Southeast Connector, Texas
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This $1.6-billion project would also use valuable state resources even as basic transit needs in Fort Worth go unmet.
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Road Widening Myths That Are Delaying Climate Action
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These convenient excuses help your transportation department justify widening and adding highways – but they’re dead wrong.
Highway Boondoggles 2020: M-CORES, Florida
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Despite $1 billion in budget cuts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Florida's 2020-21 budget still includes $90 million for this boondoggle, which could threaten the endangered Florida panther with extinction.
Highway Boondoggles 2020: I-526 Extension in S.C.
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The I-526 extension would have minimal impact on travel times, saving drivers mere seconds at the expense of the region's protected wetlands.
Op-Ed: Car Dependency is An Unequal Burden
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Automobile-dependent planning has changed automobiles from a luxury into a necessity. Excessive vehicle costs leave many households without money to purchase essential food, shelter and healthcare. They need more affordable transportation options.
Boondoggles: Birmingham's Northern Beltline
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The $5.3-billion project is a 52-mile, six-lane expressway that's almost entirely reliant on intermittent and insufficient federal funding, and scheduled to take at least 40 years to complete.