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Coalition raises civil rights concerns over Brent Spence Corridor project
WLTW 5 August 2024
A Greater Cincinnati coalition has lodged a civil rights complaint over the multi-billion-dollar Brent Spence Corridor Project, saying the project significantly impacts neighborhoods in Covington and Cincinnati.
Civil Rights complaint alleges Brent Spence Bridge Project will greatly impact minority, low-income families
WCPO 9 August 2024
The Federal Highway Administration is investigating allegations of racial discrimination after a group filed a Civil Rights complaint against the Brent Spence Bridge Project.
Feds will look into Brent Spence Bridge civil rights complaint
91.7 WVXU August 2024
The federal government will look into a civil rights complaint against the Brent Spence Bridge expansion project.
Biden’s plan to rip down inner city highways risks ‘epic fail’
E&E News August 5, 2024
With President Joe Biden’s time in the White House winding down, one of his boldest transportation priorities is in jeopardy.
A downtown deck park in El Paso could cost hundreds of millions. Who will pay for it?
El Paso Matters August 5, 2024
It would cost at least $207 million to build the long-proposed deck plaza that would sit atop a capped Interstate 10 in Downtown El Paso and span multiple blocks, from Santa Fe Street east to Kansas Street, according to the Paso del Norte Community Foundation.
Portland one step closer to capping I-5, reconnecting historic neighborhood
MSN August 5, 2024
The Portland City Council took a significant step toward reunifying the city’s Albina neighborhood on July 31.
Critics, studies cast doubt on Maine’s claims of climate benefits from highway expansion
News Center Maine August 5, 2024
Climate and clean transportation advocates are calling into question a claim by Maine officials that a new toll road proposed outside Portland will reduce carbon emissions by alleviating gridlock.
What can Austin learn from Dallas about covering I-35 with a park?
KUT.org August 5, 2024
As a high-stakes project to sink I-35 through downtown Austin kicks into gear this summer, city officials and the University of Texas are looking to Dallas for a possible glimpse of the future.
Biden went big on highway removal. Now it’s in jeopardy.
Politico August 6, 2024
The presidential election could decide the fate of one of the Biden administration’s most audacious transportation plans: to rebuild neighborhoods divided by a highway construction boom in the 1950s and 1960s.
Can Adding Highway Lanes Bring Transportation Emissions Down?
Bloomberg August 7, 2024
Every month, Dennis Grzenzski drives the stretch of Interstate 43 that runs north of Milwaukee to a board meeting for the Blue Heron Wildlife Sanctuary.
Can Maine meet its climate targets and keep expanding highways?
Energy News Network August 7, 2024
As Maine considers building a new toll highway to improve commutes in and out of Portland, a state climate working group is drafting strategies to reduce driving in the state.
US Climate Funds Pay for Highway Expansion: CityLab Daily
Bloomberg.com August 8, 2024
The bipartisan US infrastructure law was supposed help reduce carbon emissions.