Freeway Fighters Digest (week of 9/15)

Lauren MayerWeekly News Digest

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Here is what is being said about freeway fighting. If you come across any articles, feel free to share and please let me know if you have any questions.

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Freeway Fighters news

Reconnecting Communities: Pasadena planning for an equitable and resilient city of the future
Urban Land Magazine – Urban Land Institute September 13, 2025
The opportunity to plan and design more than 50 acres of inner-city urban development in any city is significant, but in Pasadena, California, it is a possible inflection point in the city’s history, an opportunity to redress past mistakes, and to set the stage for future generations to benefit from perceptive and forward-thinking planning.

Pasadena’s $2.4 Billion Reconnecting Communities Project Shows ‘Potentially Feasible’ Economics
Pasadena Now September 13, 2025
A preliminary economic analysis of Pasadena’s ambitious 710 freeway Reconnecting Communities project shows four development scenarios are “potentially feasible,” though concerns remain about covering massive infrastructure costs.

How Millions For Transit, Walking, and Biking Could Vanish On Sept. 30 
Streetsblog USA September 15, 2025
The Trump administration may be deliberately running out the clock on millions of dollars for transit projects across America, a top advocacy group warns – and the money could vanish at the end of the month.

Inside the fight for cleaner air, dignity and the truth about the Cross Bronx Expressway
Bronx Times September 17, 2025
Edmundo Martinez is used to traffic — the near-constant hum of pistons pumping and tires on pavement, the screeching acceleration of late-night street races, angry horns, and frantic sirens. 

El Paso neighborhoods coalition against Downtown I-10 expansion as TxDOT moves forward
El Paso Times September 18, 2025
Leaders of several El Paso neighborhood associations have joined together as the El Paso Streets Coalition to oppose the Texas Department of Transportation’s $1.3 billion plan to expand and remake an almost six-mile segment of Interstate 10 through Downtown El Paso and its edges.