Indiana
Five State Capitals You Can’t Access Without A Car
Why is it so hard to get to many state capitals without a car?
January 27, 2020
Chambers of Commerce Come Around to Transit
City business groups are forming a coalition to urge Congress and the president to fund transportation projects.
May 21, 2019
Talking Headways Podcast: Bus Lanes at the Crossroads of America
Let's talk bus rapid transit!
February 7, 2019
Indiana DOT Wants to Double Down on 1960s-Era Urban Highway
The bad old days -- when we torn down urban neighborhoods to build highways -- aren't really behind us.
January 30, 2018
Carmel, Indiana, Shows Suburbs How to Go Big on Biking
"We do not give property tax breaks to corporations. Instead, we invest in quality of life for all citizens."
September 26, 2017
This Nearly-Empty Indianapolis Parking Garage Is an Epic Waste of Public Money
Subsidized parking garages frequently turn into money-losing concrete bunkers on land better suited for something more productive than car storage. The Broad Ripple parking garage in Indianapolis, a pet project of former mayor Greg Ballard, is a spectacular example.
May 30, 2017
The Final Nail? Indiana Gov Says Illiana Expressway Boondoggle “On Hold”
Yesterday, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), under the leadership of Governor Mike Pence, joined newly elected Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) in putting his state’s commitment to the Illiana Expressway project on hold.
February 12, 2015
The Indiana Toll Road and the Dark Side of Privately Financed Highways
This is the first post in a three-part series on the Indiana Toll Road and the use of private finance to build and maintain highways. Part two takes a closer look at how Australian firm Macquarie manages its infrastructure assets. Part three examines the incentives for consultants to exaggerate traffic projections, making terrible boondoggles look like financial winners.
November 18, 2014
The Illiana Expressway Will Eat Itself
A recent report by U.S. PIRG and the Frontier Group, “Highway Boondoggles: Wasted Money and America’s Transportation Future,” examines 11 of the most wasteful, least justifiable road projects underway in America right now. This is the final installment in our series profiling the various bad decisions that funnel so much money to infrastructure that does no good.
October 1, 2014
The Small Indiana City That’s Embracing Livable Streets
With a population of about 60,000 and a formerly industrial economy, Kokomo, Indiana, is not the type of city that recent economic trends have favored.
August 29, 2014