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Here is what is being said about freeway fighting this week. If you come across any articles, feel free to share and please let me know if you have any questions.
Freeway Fighters News
DOT’s Kensington Project Stopped, For Now
Buffalo Rising February 8, 2025
East Side Parkways Coalition has announced that NYS State Supreme Court Justice Emilio Colaiacovo has determined that the NYS DOT must conduct an Environmental Impact Study before moving forward with the construction of its billion dollar tunnel – aka the “toxic tunnel” – along the Kensington Expressway.
These Flooded Black Alabamians Say Biden, Buttigieg Failed Them. Now They Ask
Inside Climate News February 9, 2025
Pastor Timothy Williams didn’t hold back as he stood in front of his home in late January, just days after the inauguration of a new presidential administration.
Sunday Video: Why Living by Freeways Is Terrible for Your Health
The Urbanist February 10, 2025
American freeways are almost universally car-choked, often with a dozen or more car lanes with vehicles belching out and kicking up deadly pollution.
Part 1: Plan to help West Baltimore heal from the “Highway to Nowhere” misses the mark
Baltimore Brew February 11, 2025
A recent federal funding award to fix West Baltimore’s “Highway to Nowhere” will likely have the opposite effect from what city, state and federal officials claim they want.
Part 2: Land bridge over a block of the “Highway to Nowhere”? Not feeling it, community leaders say
Baltimore Brew February 11, 2025
Ask community leaders on either side of West Baltimore’s “Highway to Nowhere” about the idea of building a cap over a single block of the long trench dug out for the project 50 years ago, and they respond with a deep sigh, a shrug and sometimes an eye roll.
How city-splitting highways are coming to the end of the road
Financial Times February 11, 2025
When fans of the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team gathered outside the arena to celebrate their team’s victory in the 2021 NBA championship, they were enjoying more than a long-awaited sporting triumph.
East Side Parkway Coalition reacts to Kensington Expressway Project decision
Audacy February 11, 2025
A big win for the East Side Parkway Coalition as the Kensington Expressway project was placed on hold by a State Supreme Court Judge until more environmental reviews can be conducted.
Federal policy changes could impact Kensington Expressway funds
WGRZ February 12, 2025
In the wake of Friday’s ruling in the lawsuit between the NYS Department of Transportation and the East Side Parkways Coalition, the question now is–what happens next with the $1.5B project?