Highway Boondoggles Part VI: Martinsville’s Big Miss
The Martinsville Southern Connector is a classic waste of money that will hurt an historic community.
September 20, 2022
Highway Boondoggles, Part III: Two Big Garden State Mistakes
In today's episode of our long-running series with U.S. PIRG, we focus on a Garden State flimflam.
September 15, 2022
Highway Boondoggles, Part II: Induced Demand Across the Ohio River
The Brent Spence Bridge is a vital link between Covington, Ky., and Cincinnati. The plan to replace it is though, is a boondoggle. Here's why.
September 14, 2022
Boston Has a Choice Between Two Transportation Futures
Unlike some other projects in this report, there is no escaping the need for major investment in transportation infrastructure in this section of Boston. The question is how.
January 1, 2021
Highway Boondoggles: North Spokane Corridor
Five hundred families will lose their homes to this grossly unjust $1.5 billion highway boondoggle.
July 11, 2018
Highway Boondoggles: I-285 and SR 400 Interchange Rebuilding in Atlanta, Georgia
A single interchange project in Atlanta will cost almost as much as the state of Georgia's annual transportation budget.
July 9, 2018
Highway Boondoggles: Pennsylvania Turnpike Expansion
The Pennsylvania Turnpike is hemorrhaging money. The state's transit riders could end up footing the bill for its expansion.
July 6, 2018
Highway Boondoggles: Interstate 35 Expansion in Austin
Magical thinking about congestion makes this one of the top highway boondoggles in the country.
July 5, 2018
Highway Boondoggles: I-49 Inner City Connection in Shreveport, Louisiana
Like the city-shredding monstrosities of the 20th Century, Shreveport's highway plan would slice through a black neighborhood.
July 3, 2018
Highway Boondoggles: I-94 Expansion in Wisconsin
The highway widening will cost up to $1.9 billion. It is part of an insanely generous package of giveaways to lure electronics manufacturer Foxconn to Wisconsin.
June 29, 2018
