More on those Freeway-Adjacent Affordable Housing Developments
A post last month by Casey Brazeal dealt with the allocation of state Publication Date: Wed, 12/27/2017
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A History of Female-Led Opposition to Urban Freeways in Spokane, Washington
In a two-part feature, Nicholas Deshais reports on an under-appreciated chapter of Spokane, Washington's history: the time the city's female representation in the state and local governments stopped...
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Cities Turn to Highway Cap Parks for Economic Development
Increasing numbers of U.S. cities are creating parks on top of urban highways in hopes of spurring development, according to the Pew Charitable Trust.Publication Date: Mon, 04/02/2018
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Op-Ed: Designs for Uber's Skyports Fail on the Basics
Alissa Walker excoriates a set of designs for the "skyports" Uber wants to install in cities to serve UberAIR, its ambitious plan to make autonomous flying taxis a reality.Publication Date: Thu,...
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The Deliberate Segregation of U.S. Cities, as Evidenced by Freeway Congestion
Kevin M. Kruse starts a big feature on the segregationist purposes of 20th century urban freeway planning by noting the terrible traffic conditions in Atlanta. The traffic is a result of the deliberate...
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A New Transportation Vision for Texas Not Focused on Cars?
Governor Greg Abbott of Texas gave a speech recently that suggested a state transportation future very different from the road-centric policies and planning that have dominated in the past, reports...
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When Discussing Racist Monuments, Don't Forget Urban Freeways
You've probably heard that the construction of the nation's interstate freeway system was racist both in intent and consequence, but Los Angeles' example provides evidence of just how tragically...
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Friday Funny: Al Fresco on the Freeway
The Onion is so quick to satirize and so close to the mark it can be hard to tell the difference between fantasy and reality.The latest example: an article about restaurants opening for dining on the...
View ArticleReimagining the Urban Freeway
In a piece for Common Edge, William Fulton describes a scene that's all too common in many American cities: a dense, walkable downtown, brimming with diverse uses and businesses, sliced through by a...
View ArticleTxDOT Faces Lawsuit from Harris County Over I-45 Plan
Dug Begley, writing in the Houston Chronicle, continues to provide reporting on the controversial plans for Houston's Interstate 45.Publication Date: Thu, 03/11/2021
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The Foundational Myth of America's Interstate Highway System
Writing in The Metropole, Sarah Jo Peterson argues that the popular origin story of the American interstate highway system is, at its core, a myth.Publication Date: Mon, 04/05/2021
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If You Build It, Cars Will Come: the Common-Sense Logic of 'Induced Demand'
For decades, conventional wisdom in transportation planning circles held that "when a highway is choked with traffic, the solution is to expand it or build another road nearby." Yet research from...
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I-10 Widening Project Continues in Texas
Drivers who travel between Houston and Austin are familiar with exactly where traffic usually slows down. "Coming from Houston, it is just past Katy," says Kristina Hernandez, a resident who makes the...
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Proposed Bill Could Fund Redevelopment of Baltimore's 'Highway to Nowhere'
West Baltimore's notorious "Highway to Nowhere," a project "once intended to connect I-70 to downtown and link it to I-95 and I-83" but stopped due to community opposition, could be revitalized as part...
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How Highway Removal Can Benefit Cities
In a piece rich with visual aids and aerial photos that illustrate how cities looked before highways, New York Times writers Nadja Popovich, Josh Williams and Denise LuPublication Date: Thu, 05/27/2021
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