Are urban areas really more financially sustainable than suburbs? Do urban areas inherently have higher infrastructure costs? Here's what Strong Towns actually says about the Suburban Experiment and infrastructure spending.

“Take the next step that’s aligned with your values, and let it unfold.”

At 75, Susan Graham didn’t expect to spend her time fighting freeways — but after nearly five years leading Stop TxDOT I-45 in Houston, she’s nowhere near done.

When Mike McGinn didn’t see any other mayoral candidates challenging a proposed highway expansion project in Seattle, he stepped up to the plate and won the election. This is the story of his ensuing fight to stop his city from making a costly mistake.

“At the end of the day, there’s no formal process for integrating our feedback... So it’s a bit of a dog-and-pony show."

Three lives lost leaving a Massachusetts library; each one preventable, each one a reflection of systemic neglect.

A tanker truck caught fire, killing its driver and devastating over 100 feet of Interstate 95 above it. With the highway decommissioned, how did people get around?

The federal government promised to undo past harms. Advocates are disillusioned.

“We can’t just convert stroads into streets or roads... we need to change the land-use around these stroads."

“Once surrounded by homes, the residents of Kelly Village now lived at the confluence of—almost underneath—two major highways."

"Cities can be so wonderful for so many people. Let’s not screw this up."

Oklahoma residents discovered their homes were in the path of a massive highway expansion through local news, not official channels. Now a court has ruled the turnpike authority deliberately misled the public.

Americans drove less during the early months of the pandemic, yet traffic fatalities increased. Experts thought fatality rates would've since reverted. That didn’t happen.

Ponzi schemes fail because they are built on illusions: there is no there there. So what happens when an entire continent of towns and cities is caught up in a kind of Growth Ponzi Scheme? We are finding out.

The choice to carve up Kansas City with freeways ranks among the worst planning mistakes in the region's history. Many decades later, the city is still is suffering the consequences.

Induced demand goes both ways.

Show this video to anyone who needs a crash course in what makes our streets dangerous and how to make them safer and more financially productive.

The United States spends a lot of money on infrastructure. So then why is most of it failing?