Posts in End Highway Expansion
MoDOT Is Proud of Their Highways. Missourians, Not So Much.
MoDOT Is Proud of Their Highways. Missourians, Not So Much.

MoDOT recently put out a tweet celebrating the 50-year anniversary of a highway that tore up Kansas City’s downtown. Here are just some of the (rightfully) angry reactions they got.

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#NoNewRoads, Engineering Profession, Infrastructure, Marohn, Transportation, Top Story, End Highway Expansion, NewsCharles MarohnEnd Highway Expansion, missouri, Missouri, DOT, transportation, highways, urban freeways, freeways, infrastructure cult, Infrastructure, infrastructure, engineering profession, engineers, traffic engineering
What Does $106 Million Get You in Maine? A Redundant Highway Expansion That Nobody Wants.
What Does $106 Million Get You in Maine? A Redundant Highway Expansion That Nobody Wants.

Maine residents want road maintenance. MaineDOT is giving them more roads.

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#InfrastructureCrisis, #NoNewRoads, Infrastructure, Transportation, Sheppard, End Highway Expansion, NewsSeairra SheppardNero Project, Infrastructure, infrastructure, End Highway Expansion, infrastructure maintenance, infrastructure cost, highways, highway spending, transportation, transportation spending, Maine, maintenance, Maintenance, #NoNewRoads
Great Wee Roads: What Driving in Scotland Taught Me About Driving in America
Great Wee Roads: What Driving in Scotland Taught Me About Driving in America

Take a trip with our Community Builder, John Pattison, as he discovers why the design of Scottish roads makes them safe—and downright pleasant—to drive on, even for a foreigner!

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#SlowtheCars, Pattison, Transportation, Top Story, End Highway Expansion, Safe & Productive StreetsJohn PattisonEurope, transportation, roads, design, Street Design, Safe and Productive Streets, cars, traffic engineering, #SlowTheCars
CDOT Leads the Way in Not Building Highways
CDOT Leads the Way in Not Building Highways

Traffic headaches in Denver, CO, have caused the state to realize that widening highways just isn’t working, anymore. Instead, Colorado is making a huge shift in its transportation priorities.

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#NoNewRoads, Infrastructure, Sheppard, Success Story, Transportation, Top Story, End Highway ExpansionSeairra Sheppardsuccess, success stories, colorado, Denver, transportation, Infrastructure, infrastructure, local government, End Highway Expansion
The Highway Boondoggles Report
The Highway Boondoggles Report

Frontier Group’s Tony Dutzik comes onto the podcast today to talk about their annual “Highway Boondoggles” report. In light of last year’s infrastructure bill, just how much funding is being wasted on highway expansion?

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Podcast, Marohn, ST Podcast, #NoNewRoads, Infrastructure, Transportation, Top Story, End Highway ExpansionStrong TownsPodcast, podcast, End Highway Expansion, highways, highway spending, freeway widening, freeways, transportation, Infrastructure, infrastructure, infrastructure cost
$4.7 Billion New Jersey Turnpike Expansion Ignores Local Leaders and Invites More Gridlock
$4.7 Billion New Jersey Turnpike Expansion Ignores Local Leaders and Invites More Gridlock

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority plans to spend $4.7 billion updating and widening an eight-mile section of the turnpike, in the hopes of relieving congestion. Here’s why it’s not going to help.

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#NoNewRoads, Infrastructure, Transportation, Top Story, End Highway ExpansionKelcie Ralph and Nicholas KleinNew Jersey, highways, highway spending, End Highway Expansion, freeways, freeway widening, congestion, traffic congestion, congestion pricing, local government, transportation spending, infrastructure spending, transportation