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fromwww.amny.com
6 days ago
US news

Advocates urge state to nix Cross Bronx Expressway expansion plan ahead of crucial deadline | amNewYork

Advocates urge Governor Hochul to halt the $900 million Five Bridges Project that would widen the Cross Bronx Expressway, citing increased pollution and congestion risks to South Bronx communities.
fromStreetsblog
1 month ago
New York City

Advocates to Mamdani: Come See the Cross Bronx Impact for Yourself! - Streetsblog New York City

South Bronx advocates urge the mayor and DOT commissioner to tour the Cross Bronx Expressway, oppose expansion, and pursue safer, more humane community-focused repairs.
fromwww.amny.com
6 days ago
US news

Advocates urge state to nix Cross Bronx Expressway expansion plan ahead of crucial deadline | amNewYork

fromStreetsblog
1 month ago
New York City

Advocates to Mamdani: Come See the Cross Bronx Impact for Yourself! - Streetsblog New York City

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Social justice
fromStreetsblog
3 months ago

Displacement and Dollars Down the Drain: The Data Behind California's Highway Expansion Crisis - Streetsblog California

California's highway expansions displaced homes and businesses, increased congestion, and consumed billions while masking demolitions and generational harm until mandated disclosure revealed the impacts.
US politics
fromStreetsblog
4 months ago

Talking Headways Podcast: Why Are We Going Backwards? - Streetsblog USA

Federal transportation funding continues to prioritize highway expansion while rail and transit receive minimal obligated federal dollars, and grant freezes plus limited project transparency hinder better investment.
fromStreetsblog
5 months ago

State Pauses Billion-Dollar Route 17 Expansion in Hudson Valley - Streetsblog New York City

The New York State Department of Transportation has quietly announced that it was pausing work on a controversial highway expansion in the Hudson Valley that locals opposed. Earlier this month, the agency posted, but did not distribute, a statement on its website announcing that the Route 17 widening project in the Catskills - long regarded as one of the biggest highway boondoggles in the state - had been put on ice.
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New York City
fromStreetsblog
5 months ago

State DOT's Highway Habit Ignores Emissions Mandate: Report - Streetsblog New York City

New York DOT is expanding highways, avoiding emissions reviews, and ignoring equity requirements, undermining the state's 2020 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.
#environmental-justice
fromCity Limits
8 months ago
NYC politics

Opinion: On National Highway Day, Lady Bird Johnson's Legacy Beckons Us to Stop the Cross Bronx Expansion

fromCity Limits
8 months ago
NYC politics

Opinion: On National Highway Day, Lady Bird Johnson's Legacy Beckons Us to Stop the Cross Bronx Expansion

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California
fromStreetsblog
8 months ago

California Transportation Commission Unanimously Approves Funds for All Recommended Highway Projects - Streetsblog California

California Transportation Commission funds highway projects, igniting criticism from environmental groups over the controversial expansion initiatives.
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