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‘The Brake’ Podcast: How to Tell the Story of a Highway Teardown
This podcaster is traveling the country in search of stories about America's freeway-fighting movement. Is yours on the list?
March 10, 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
UPDATE: Route 17 Widening is Not Really Paused But Actually Happening
Route 17 could be headed down a dark path if recent signs are to be believed.
January 20, 2026
Opinion: The Conservative Case for the REPAIR Infrastructure Act
"If Republicans want credibility as the party of infrastructure competence and fiscal responsibility, several committee leaders are positioned to advance this legislation without transforming it into partisan theater."
Jarah Jacquay
January 7, 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 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
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
Public Demands Safer West Side Highway at Packed Workshop
Seemingly all in attendance agreed that the existing bike and pedestrian path isn't cutting it and ought to be expanded.
May 22, 2025
Cross-Bronx Cap ‘Potentially Feasible’ — But Expensive: Report
Here's a plan for a highway that isn't a scar. Now all we need is the money.
March 11, 2025
