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Report: State DOT Using Outdated, Exaggerated Data To Justify Route 17 Widening
The state Department of Transportation is ignoring a 10-year drop in traffic volumes on Route 17 to justify massively expanding the highway.
April 30, 2026
Opinion: Albany Must Be Bold To Reimagine 787
I-787 is an albatross, and an unimaginative redesign will fail to address its blight on downtown Albany.
February 23, 2026
What the ‘Abundance’ Agenda Could Mean For Equitable Transportation
Will Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson's buzzword usher in an era of bountiful transportation options, or just more highways?
January 21, 2026
Don’t Believe the Hype: NJ Turnpike Widening Still Happening
Gov. Murphy's late revision will just move the problem around, advocates say.
December 23, 2025
Rep. Ritchie Torres, Advocates Call For More Public Comment on Cross Bronx Project
The public was given until just Jan. 9 to weigh in on the 6,000-page document — a 53-day period that includes multiple holidays.
December 2, 2025
State Pauses Billion-Dollar Route 17 Expansion in Hudson Valley
One of the biggest highway boondoggles in the state may finally die a merciful death, thanks to Gov. Hochul.
October 14, 2025
State DOT Scraps Cross Bronx Expansion Road On Highway Repair Plan
The state Department of Transportation will not build a "traffic diversion" structure next to the Cross Bronx Expressway — a highway expansion project that Streetsblog exposed.
October 9, 2025
State DOT’s Highway Habit Ignores Emissions Mandate: Report
The state's highway-centric transportation agency is still flouting the 2020 state climate law, and is doing little to change course, according to a lawyers' group.
October 9, 2025
Fed Up Bronxites Demand State Abandon Cross-Bronx ‘Diverter’ Scheme
If they've said it once they've said it a thousand times: No thonx to more Cross-Bronx.
September 11, 2025
State Now Considering Car-Free Connector Next To Cross-Bronx Expwy Instead of Covert Highway
Perhaps all of the local outrage over building a parallel highway to the Cross Bronx is working?
November 5, 2024
