Highway Boondoggles: I-94 Expansion in Wisconsin
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The highway widening will cost up to $1.9 billion. It is part of an insanely generous package of giveaways to lure electronics manufacturer Foxconn to Wisconsin.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Highway Expansion
Highway Boondoggles: US 101 Expansion in San Mateo, California
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Caltrans has widened U.S. 101 seven times since 1996 and hasn't cured congestion. But it's not going to try a new approach.
North Carolina DOT Threatens to Steamroll Asheville’s Highway-to-Boulevard Plans
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Asheville has a plan to salvage part of its city from a highway. But North Carolina DOT wants to rush forward with a highway rebuild without committing to that plan.
Highway Boondoggles: LBJ East Expansion in Dallas, Texas
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16 lanes. A $1.6 billion price tag. More traffic. Less transit. Yep, it's a boondoggle.
Larry Hogan’s Highway Building Binge Threatens to Force Hundreds of People From Their Homes
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Uprooting economically vulnerable people to make room for roads isn't a relic of the 1960s -- it's alive and well in Maryland in 2018.
Miami’s Mindless Highway Addiction Gets the Mockery It Deserves
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A 15-mile highway extension would bring sprawl to the edge of the Everglades and drain resources that could be used for transit.