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The Battle for the Richmond Bridge Bike Path
At long last, Saturday will see the opening of the Richmond San Rafael Bridge bike path. By some counts, the fight for the path has gone on for close to fifty years.
November 15, 2019
Caltrans Settles Environment Lawsuit, Cancels High Desert Freeway Project
Thanks to a Climate Resolve lawsuit, Caltrans has agreed to halt work on the Metro-funded High Desert Corridor freeway
October 3, 2019
SANDAG Can’t See the Future for the Cars
SANDAG board members still believe they can widen highways to "fix congestion"
September 30, 2019
Groups Urge Metro Not to Approve Car-Centric SGV Projects Replacing Canceled North 710 Freeway
Metro's zombie engineers are pushing a half-billion dollars worth of projects that will force more car traffic into the San Gabriel Valley
September 26, 2019
Federal Program Would Help Cities Tear Down Highways
A new pot of money would help undo the sometimes-racist legacy of urban highway construction.
August 15, 2019
Central Valley to Get a Diverging Diamond Interchange
Engineers say it will "improve flow and reduce congestion." A long, looping path will keep bikes and pedestrians separated from traffic.
June 28, 2019
Highway Boondoggle: Golden State’s Desert Destruction
California's $8-billion, 63-mile “High Desert Freeway" north of downtown Los Angeles would lead to more driving and more pollution, along with sprawling desert development.
June 24, 2019
Wrongheaded High Desert Freeway Named a Top National Boondoggle
Proponents have smeared a lot of lipstick on their $8 billion, 63-mile highway project, but it's still a pig
June 19, 2019
Highway Boondoggles 2019: Nine Projects That Should Never Happen
Here's the thing with highway expansion projects: They're big. They're expensive. And they have limited benefit. Our friends at US PIRG present their annual report.
June 18, 2019
Inside the Push to Tear Down an Oakland Freeway
Scrapping I-980 seems like a no-brainer, but the historical argument for getting rid of it assumes the freeway is a legacy of mid-century attempts to build barriers around white middle-class neighborhoods. That’s true of several major freeways, but the story of I-980 isn’t so clear cut.
April 17, 2019
