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The Government Aims to Cut Funding for Safer Streets. Here’s Who Would Be Hurt Most.
The Good Men Project May 4, 2025
The Department of Transportation has ordered a review of federal funding for bike lanes and plans to target recent projects that “improve the condition for environmental justice communities or actively reduce greenhouse gas emissions.”
UW-Milwaukee students design first concepts for I-794 removal
WTMJ May 5, 2025
The Market District, Festival Landing, Mastodon Yards — those are a few names of what architecture students at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee envision as new city districts to replace part of the Interstate 794 corridor.
House bill would rescind $3.1B from transportation equity grants
Smart Cities Dive May 6, 2025
The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure advanced legislation last week to permanently rescind unobligated funds from the Neighborhood Access and Equity program, established by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
Austin caps over I-35 funding in question
Axios May 7, 2025
Austin’s plan to build park-like plazas over an expanded Interstate 35 is now in jeopardy, shaken by soaring construction costs, a city budget deficit and a fickle federal partner.
Austin staff recommend reduced number of ‘caps’ over I-35 expansion project
KXAN May 7, 2025
City of Austin staff released an updated recommendation for which ‘caps and stitches’ the city may want to commit funding to.
Plans for parks over I-35 collide with Austin’s cash crunch
KUT May 7, 2025
Facing a deepening budget deficit as the state Legislature tightens the reins on city spending, Austin’s City Council was warned Tuesday that an ambitious plan to build parks and public spaces over I-35 will require tough choices to avoid straining the city’s finances for decades.
Sean Kirst: In Van Robinson’s memory, his wife Linda wants to take sledgehammer to I-81
Central Current May 9, 2025
Van Robinson was a civic titan in Syracuse, spending 18 years as a member of the Common Council. He championed removing the I-81 viaduct.
Street Views: A Conference Fights Highways
Streets.mn May 9, 2025
In late April, the Twin Cities hosted the second Communities Over Highways National Summit, a space for advocates resisting freeways across the country to gather, share ideas and learn from one another in pursuit of a more equitable and sustainable transportation system.
Philadelphia’s ‘Chinatown Stitch’ project threatened by federal funding cuts
Yahoo News May 9, 2025
Philadelphia’s $160 million “Chinatown Stitch” project, designed to heal the neighborhood divided decades ago by the Vine Street Expressway, now faces uncertainty as House Republicans propose eliminating billions in federal infrastructure funding.