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Kansas City artists are helping reimagine Highway 71 in an effort to reconnect neighborhoods
KCUR August 4, 2025
At a community meeting this June inside the Blue Parkway Sun Fresh in east Kansas City, residents gathered around tables with large maps showcasing the path of U.S. Highway 71.
County Council votes to abandon M-83 highway plan
Bethesda Today August 4, 2025
The Montgomery County Council voted 10-1 on Tuesday to abandon a latent $1.37 billion plan to develop a 5-mile highway extension stretching from Montgomery Village to Clarksburg despite one councilmember’s concerns about a lack of investment in upcounty infrastructure.
Montgomery County Council votes to remove the unbuilt northern portion of the M-83 highway from Master Plan
Coalition for Smarter Growth August 4, 2025
The Montgomery County Council voted today to remove the unbuilt northern portion of M-83 from the Master Plan of Highways and Transitways, a move strongly supported by the Coalition for Smarter Growth and local leaders in the TAME Coalition.
Trump’s Transportation ‘Funding Freeze’ Was Just the Tip of the Iceberg, GAO Says
Streetsblog USA August 5, 2025
A funding freeze implemented by the Trump administration is putting our national transportation future at risk — and exposing larger structural vulnerabilities in how America funds sustainable mobility that badly need to be addressed, a report from the nation’s top government watchdog suggests.
South Bay Pauses Planned Metro/Caltrans 405 Freeway Widening
LA Streetsblog August 6, 2025
The South Bay Cities Council of Governments recently paused Metro and Caltrans plans to widen the 405 Freeway through the cities of Hawthorne, Lawndale, Redondo Beach and Torrance.
Youth gather outside public agency HQ to protest problematic city plan
The Cool Down August 7, 2025
A pair of climate-focused teenagers convened outside the San Diego Association of Governments to advocate for public transportation.