Until we have a credible plan for maintaining our existing transportation infrastructure, we must stop building more roads and bridges. Period.

Top StoryStrong TownsFebruary 15, 2024highways, highway spending, transportation, transportation spending, infrastructure, infrastructure maintenance, maintenance, freeways, freeway widening

In Philadelphia, the I-95 Collapse Is Igniting a Conversation About Transit

On June 11, 2023, a tanker truck caught fire in Northeast Philadelphia, killing its driver and devastating over 100 feet of Interstate 95 above it. Now the city is reconsidering its dependency on the highway.

News, Top StoryAsia MieleszkoJune 28, 2023highways, freeways, transit, rail, end highway expansion, pennsylvania, public transportation

ODOT’s Rose Quarter Tolling Contradiction

ODOT maintains it will use tolls to pay for the I-5 Rose Quarter Freeway widening project, but that it doesn’t need to evaluate tolling as part of the project’s environmental assessment, because tolling isn’t “reasonably foreseeable.”

Top StoryJoe CortrightMay 23, 2023freeway widening, freeways, highways, highway spending, toll roads, environment, end highway expansion, oregon

A Highway Continues to Haunt Shreveport, Louisiana

Residents of Allendale, LA, learned that controversial Interstate 49 inner-city connector will not be cutting through their neighborhood. Unfortunately, however, the victory has been bittersweet.

News, Top StoryAsia MieleszkoFebruary 23, 2023highways, freeway widening, freeways, advocacy, urban freeways, end highway expansion, louisiana

TxDOT Chooses Highways Over Housing

The Texas Department of Transportation pushes forward with an $85 billion, decade-long plan to expand the state’s highway system, despite widespread opposition and even a federal lawsuit.

News, Top StoryAsia MieleszkoFebruary 10, 2023housing, highways, urban freeways, freeway widening, freeways, DOT, transportation, transportation spending, texas, end highway expansion

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.

Marohn, Top Story, NewsCharles MarohnNovember 10, 2022missouri, DOT, transportation, highways, urban freeways, freeways, infrastructure cult, infrastructure, engineers, traffic engineering, end highway expansion

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?

Podcast, Marohn, Top StoryStrong TownsOctober 24, 2022podcast, highways, highway spending, freeway widening, freeways, transportation, infrastructure, infrastructure cost, end highway expansion

$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.

Top StoryKelcie Ralph and Nicholas KleinSeptember 15, 2022highways, highway spending, freeways, freeway widening, congestion, traffic congestion, congestion pricing, local government, transportation spending, infrastructure spending, transportation, end highway expansion, new jersey

Remove Highway 99: A Crazy Idea in “Deep” South Park

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.

Top StoryJay StangeAugust 31, 2022highways, freeway removal, freeways, urban freeways, suburban experiment, washington, end highway expansion

Subtracting to the Better City

Counterintuitive though it may feel, sometimes to build a better city, we need to prune things back, rather than adding more.

Top StorySeth ZerenAugust 9, 2022freeway removal, highways, freeways, zoning, housing crisis, development

10 Recommendations for Freeway Fighters

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.

Top StoryJay ArzuAugust 4, 2022highways, freeway removal, freeways, urban freeways, advocacy, taking action, infrastructure, end highway expansion

TxDOT Proposes to Dig a $1 Billion Infrastructure Grave in Downtown Dallas

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.

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsJuly 6, 2022podcast, infrastructure, transportation, transportation spending, highways, freeways, freeway removal, urban freeways, DOT, upzoned, texas

America *Must* End Highway Expansions

Until we have a credible plan for maintaining our existing transportation infrastructure, we must stop building more roads and bridges. Period.

Top StoryStrong TownsJune 7, 2022highways, highway spending, transportation, transportation spending, infrastructure, infrastructure maintenance, infrastructure bill, maintenance, freeways, freeway widening, end highway expansion, member week

CDOT Cancels Highway Expansion Plans

In a moment to be celebrated, CDOT cancels highway expansion plans, stating they "have no money" to add vehicle capacity to I-25.

Top StorySeairra JonesMay 24, 2022transportation, transportation spending, highways, highway spending, freeway widening, freeways, colorado, success stories, end highway expansion

Cracking the Code on Fighting Highway Expansion Projects

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.

Top StoryAmy StellyMay 18, 2022highways, freeway widening, freeway removal, freeways, urban freeways, success stories, infrastructure, end highway expansion, louisiana

When Libertarians Support Highway Expansions

A recent Reason Foundation newsletter thinks that Strong Towns is against all highways. We’re not. We’re against all highway expansion—and you should be, too.

Marohn, Top StoryCharles MarohnMay 16, 2022infrastructure, infrastructure maintenance, highways, freeway widening, freeways, politics, end highway expansion

Northern Virginia Highway Plans Would Fuel a Massive Increase in Driving

North Virginia will make multi-billion dollar decisions this year on the region’s transportation future—decisions that are only going to induce more driving.