Bake Sales for Crosswalks

Idahoan advocates had to get desperate to fund basic pedestrian safety features—all while the state DOT is budgeting $100 million to overhaul a single freeway interchange.

Alaska and New Infrastructure Funds: We Promise Not to Waste It!

As of November 15, Alaska is flush with federal infrastructure money. How should it be spent?

The Death of a Car City

Michel Durand-Wood takes us on a hilarious walk through the stages of grief as he puts a financial spike in the heart of his beloved city’s unsustainable 2050 Master Plan.

Transportation, #NoNewRoads, Top StoryMichel Durand-WoodJanuary 3, 2022car culture, induced demand, Winnipeg, car dependency, canada, cars, transportation, financial solvency, local government, #NoNewRoads

More Highways, More Driving, More Emissions

Fact: New roads always produce new driving. Say hello to “induced demand.”

A Stroad Called "Wonderland"

This new Not Just Bikes video features an Ontario stroad that’s anything but wonderful.

#NoNewRoads, Pattison, Roads and Streets, Transportation, Top StoryJohn PattisonOctober 28, 2021STROADS, Not Just Bikes, Ontario, canada, Canada, suburban development pattern, roads, #NoNewRoads

10 Reasons to Not Trust ODOT's Environmental Claims

Oregon’s Department of Transportation is making phony claims that widening highways reduces pollution. Here’s why they’re wrong.

Freeway-Widening Grifters: Woke-Washing, Fraud, and Incompetence

ODOT has resorted to some truly cheap and deceptive marketing tactics to promote their new freeway-widening project.

How to Fight Harmful Road Projects in Your Community

These videos will help anyone who wants to see their city stop building new roads and start building stronger towns.

#NoNewRoads, Top StoryRachel QuednauAugust 31, 2021Austin, Shreveport, #NoNewRoads

Selling Oregon into Highway Bondage

The Oregon Department of Transportation has been authorized to issue revenue bonds to finance potentially billions of dollars of highway widening projects.

#InfrastructureCrisis, #NoNewRoads, City Observatory, Infrastructure, Top StoryJoe CortrightAugust 3, 2021debt, Oregon, #NoNewRoads, Infrastructure, infrastructure cost, highways, highway spending, Joe Cortright, City Observatory, toll roads

Our Transportation Budget Is a Fraud We Perpetuate on Ourselves

The Senate has agreed to discuss an infrastructure bill…but what does it matter when real reform isn't going to come from multitrillion-dollar infrastructure proposals?

#InfrastructureCrisis, #NoNewRoads, Federal Government, Infrastructure, Marohn, Public Transit, Transportation, Top StoryCharles MarohnAugust 2, 2021Infrastructure, infrastructure, Infrastructure Week, infrastructure bill, federal government, #NoNewRoads

Traffic Congestion Was Last Century’s Problem…but It Is This Century’s Solution

Our national transportation obsession has been about maximizing the amount that you can drive. We now need to focus on minimizing the amount you are forced to drive.

Marohn, #NoNewRoads, #SlowtheCars, Transportation, Top StoryCharles MarohnJuly 29, 2021congestion, gas tax, traffic congestion, #SlowTheCars, transportation, #NoNewRoads

Fighting an Urban Highway Expansion in Shreveport

Hear how local leaders in Louisiana are fighting the I-49 Connector, an urban highway expansion project that is threatening the vibrant, predominantly black neighborhood of Allendale.

#NoNewRoads, Podcast, Roads and Streets, Shreveport, Top Story, ST PodcastStrong TownsJuly 26, 2021#NoNewRoads, highways, Shreveport, Louisiana, Podcast, neighborhood

A Preview of Bi-Partisan Compromise on Infrastructure (Sorry, It's Not Good)

We should not be cheering on simulacrums of reform when the majority of spending is going to programs that are making us weaker as a country, as cities, and as neighborhoods.

#InfrastructureCrisis, #NoNewRoads, Infrastructure, Local Government, Marohn, Politics, Transportation, Top StoryCharles MarohnJuly 6, 2021MoveMN, Infrastructure, transportation, walkability, bikeability, #NoNewRoads, infrastructure cult, local government, Minnesota

The Republican Roadmap on Infrastructure (It's Not a Real Plan)

The Republican Roadmap isn't a real alternative to the American Jobs Plan, and even if it was, we must stop talking about our national infrastructure strategy in terms of “Democratic versus Republican” approaches.

#InfrastructureCrisis, #NoNewRoads, Infrastructure, Marohn, Politics, Top StoryCharles MarohnJune 1, 2021American Jobs Plan, Infrastructure, infrastructure bill, #NoNewRoads, politics, top-down

El caso clásico

Si bien se necesitan nuevos fondos para el transporte, más dinero sin una reforma significativa es peor que ningún financiamiento. Tenemos que seguir oponiéndonos a todos estos esfuerzos de financiación hasta que se ponga sobre la mesa una reforma seria.

#NoNewRoads, Marohn, Top StoryCharles MarohnFebruary 2, 2021#NoNewRoads, Spanish

A World of Fewer Cars and Less Driving

A new report shows the automobile industry preparing for a future with fewer cars and less driving. Planners and policymakers should take note too: this is not the time to build new roads.

City Observatory, #NoNewRoads, Coronavirus, Top StoryJoe CortrightAugust 5, 2020#NoNewRoads, car dependency, Coronavirus, Joe Cortright, City Observatory

A Better Use of Federal Infrastructure Spending

Federal politicians are paving the way for a massive infrastructure spending bill meant to stimulate the economy. Two engineering professors talk about why that approach hasn’t worked in the past, and why real economic stimulus must include #NoNewRoads.

Upzoned, Podcast, Infrastructure, #NoNewRoads, Top StoryStrong TownsJuly 15, 2020infrastructure cult, infrastructure bill, Upzoned, #NoNewRoads

Lying About Safety to Sell Freeway Widening

The Oregon Department of Transportation’s lies about safety are so blatant they can be seen 400 miles away.

Roads and Streets, #SlowtheCars, Top Story, City ObservatoryJoe CortrightFebruary 12, 2020Portland OR, Oregon, #NoNewRoads, Safety, Joe Cortright, City Observatory

The Fight For #NoNewRoads Is Alive and Well in Washington State

Veteran advocates for a sane and financially sustainable transportation policy in Washington State see a chance to turn crisis into opportunity. And they're hoping to get state leaders to see it too.

#InfrastructureCrisis, #NoNewRoads, #StrongCitizens, Taking Action, Top StoryStrong TownsFebruary 3, 2020infrastructure spending, #NoNewRoads, Seattle, Washington, Mike McGinn

Best of 2019: #NoNewRoads Gains Traction in D.C.

Until America gets its infrastructure priorities straight, the last thing we need is to pump more spending into a broken system. 2019 felt like a breakthrough year for our call for #NoNewRoads, one in which we had more influential allies and receptive ears on this point than ever before.