Detroit’s local leaders have long favored eliminating I-375, a sunken highway separating the eastern parts of the city from downtown…but MDOT’s plan to convert it into a six-lane road is not the future they envisioned.
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Rochester, NY, made the decision to undo a past harmful highway project. Here are the challenges they faced—and the rewards they’ve seen since freeing up that valuable land for development.
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Challenging multimillion-dollar highway projects is daunting, but thousands of freeway fighters across the country can at least assure you that you’re not alone.
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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?
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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.
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Counterintuitive though it may feel, sometimes to build a better city, we need to prune things back, rather than adding more.
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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.
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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.
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The halting of three in-city freeway expansions highlights a new momentum on reversing the damage of highways through urban areas.
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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.
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The federal government has proposed $20 billion to be allocated toward targeted freeway removal, but will that be enough to fix America’s cities?
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New York state transportation authorities have the opportunity to correct a historic mistake in Syracuse, by removing an obsolete freeway that tore the city in half decades ago. Will they do the right thing?
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