Highway Revolts
America Has a Golden Opportunity to End the ‘Highway Boondoggle’ Crisis
America's wasteful highway spending has gotten out of control — and if President Trump really wants to promote efficient government, he'll urge Congress to stop it.
October 9, 2025
How to Reconnect Neighborhoods (and How Not to)
In order to achieve the goal of reconnecting communities, it is important to scrutinize previous attempts at these solutions to learn from past errors.
October 11, 2023
‘Freeway Exit’ Podcast Tells San Diego’s Freeway Histories of Growth, Displacement, and Division
"Freeways are not free. We pay for them in all kinds of ways — with our tax dollars, our time, our environment and our health."
July 13, 2023
A Teen Activist’s Message to Transportation Leaders That Everyone Needs To Hear
Teenage climate organizers in Oregon are standing up against a freeway expansion that will threaten their generation's very future — and sending a message to adult policymakers that the connection between car dependency and the climate crisis can no longer be ignored.
May 3, 2023
Freeway Fighters List Their Top Five Needs For 2023
so? Transportation for America and America Walks recently surveyed organizations fighting freeways all across the country to get a better sense of what they need to win, and the results are both inspiring and daunting.
March 3, 2023
TxDOT Chooses Highways Over Housing
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is pushing forward with an $85 billion, decade-long plan to expand the state’s highway system, despite widespread opposition and even a federal lawsuit — even if that means tearing down housing.
February 16, 2023
What Happened When Larry Hogan Tried to Claim Wider Highways Would Help the Climate
A researcher speaks out against the Maryland governor's misuse of his data.
June 6, 2019
Street Grid to Replace Old I-81 in Syracuse, NYS Decides
New York State says it will tear down an elevated highway in Syracuse and replace it with a walkable street grid.
April 22, 2019
The Top 10 U.S. Highways that Should be Torn Down
Aging highways present opportunity for cities to rebuild urban neighborhoods. Here are the top 10 highways that are ripe for teardown, according to CNU.
April 4, 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
