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

"Does Induced Demand Apply to Bike Lanes?" and Other Questions

And what this tells us about what the common buzzword really means.

#NoNewRoads, Herriges, Roads and Streets, Transportation, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesAugust 25, 2021induced demand, traffic congestion, roads, highways, transit, transportation, bike lanes, traffic engineering

How Do You Fight Highway Expansion? This Webcast Is a Good Place to Start.

Join advocates from Austin, Texas, in this free upcoming webcast.

#NoNewRoads, Announcement, Top StoryStrong TownsAugust 23, 2021announcement

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

Sign up for Next Week's Webcast on Fighting an Urban Highway Expansion in Shreveport

Learn from local advocates who are fighting a damanging road project in Louisiana.

#NoNewRoads, Announcement, Top StoryStrong TownsJuly 15, 2021Shreveport, event, announcement

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

To Bypass or Not to Bypass

A question we often hear concerns highway bypasses around small towns. Are they good? Bad? Let's find out by looking at a case study: Starke, Florida, and U.S. 301.

#NoNewRoads, Herriges, Roads and Streets, Transportation, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesJune 17, 2021Florida, STROADS, freeways, Small Towns

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

A New Direction for Car-Dependent Orlando?

Orlando (and the surrounding state of Florida) has long been reliant on cars. But the city’s new director of transportation hopes to change that.

Podcast, Upzoned, Transportation, Roads and Streets, Infrastructure, #NoNewRoads, Top StoryStrong TownsMay 19, 2021Podcast, Upzoned, Florida, car dependency, transportation, Disney

Wholly Moses: Pave Now, Pay Later

A malignant legacy lives on through a recent bill proposed in Oregon.

City Observatory, #NoNewRoads, Local Government, Transportation, Top StoryJoe CortrightApril 23, 2021Robert Moses, Oregon, City Observatory, Joe Cortright, Portland OR

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

The Bottom-Up Revolution is...Residents Fighting Back Against a Highway Project

One vision is for a place where people can walk, bike, and spend time (and dollars at local businesses). The other is for a busy road expansion that will move a lot of traffic. Hear how two Strong Towns advocates are fighting the good fight in Erie, PA.

Top Story, Podcast, Taking Action, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, #NoNewRoads, WalkabilityStrong TownsOctober 29, 2020The Bottom-Up Revolution, people centered places, taking action

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

You Were Mentioned on the Floor of Congress

For years, you’ve been doing the work of building a stronger, more resilient, and more prosperous community. Members of Congress are noticing.

#InfrastructureCrisis, #NoNewRoads, Membership, Top Story, Success StoryJohn PattisonMarch 17, 2020Infrastructure, infrastructure maintenance, maintenance, Congress, federal government, media feature

A $7.5 Billion Boondoggle Advances in Austin

The State of Texas is prepared to fully fund a massive freeway widening project through the heart of Austin. Have we learned nothing? (Answer: apparently not.)

Top Story, Transportation, #NoNewRoads, HerrigesDaniel HerrigesFebruary 27, 2020infrastructure, infrastructure cult, freeways, urban freeways, Austin, Texas

When Is It Time to Pull the Plug on a Budget-Busting Road?

Cities with far more street infrastructure than they can maintain are in triage mode, and are going to have to decide what to keep paved and what to walk away from. Even if they won’t admit it yet.

Top Story, Herriges, #InfrastructureCrisis, #NoNewRoadsDaniel HerrigesFebruary 24, 2020infrastructure maintenance, infrastructure cost, bike trails, St. Paul, Minnesota

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