Freeway Fighters Digest (week of 4/3)

Lauren MayerWeekly News Digest

Hi all, 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 Schumer’s highway to the Catskills angers environmentalists – POLITICO Politico April 2, 2023 Thousands of New Yorkers escape the sweltering heat of the concrete … Read More

Freeway Fighters Digest (week of 3/27)

Lauren MayerWeekly News Digest

Hi all, 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 Businesses Displaced As Richmond Highway Expansion Ramps Up – DCist DCist March 26, 2023 On a cold, windy, early March day, James Stubbs exits … Read More

Freeway Fighters Digest (week of 3/20)

Lauren MayerWeekly News Digest

Hi all, 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. Join us next week for our Freeway Fighters Monthly Meetup. The meeting is on Wednesday, March 29, 2023⋅4:00 – 5:00pm. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84259004521 Also, submissions to U.S. … Read More

Freeway Fighters Digest (week of 3/13)

Lauren MayerWeekly News Digest

Hi all, 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. U.S. PIRG is gearing up for the next edition of their Highway Boondoggle Report and would like your nominations for highway projects to highlight in the next … Read More

Freeway Fighters Digest (week of 3/6)

Lauren MayerWeekly News Digest

Hi all, 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 USDOT ‘Reconnecting Communities’ Grants Aim to Undo Highway Damage – Bloomberg Bloomberg.com March 4, 2023 In 1969, hundreds of Black residents of Baltimore’s West … Read More

Freeway Fighters Digest (week of 2/27)

Lauren MayerWeekly News Digest

Hi all, 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. As you can see from the news items below, earlier this week the US Department of Transportation announced the initial 45 winners for the Reconnecting Communities grant … Read More

Freeway Fighters Digest (week of 2/6)

Lauren MayerWeekly News Digest

Hi all, 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. Applications are open for the America Walks 2023 National Walking College, an online educational program geared toward early-to-middle-stage advocates eager to organize in communities to expand access … Read More

Freeway Fighters Digest (week 1/30)

Lauren MayerWeekly News Digest

Hi all, 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 El Paso Freeway Cap Linked to Road Expansion | Planetizen News Planetizen January 28, 2023 A proposed freeway cap in El Paso, Texas could … Read More

Freeway Fighters Digest (week 1/23)

Lauren MayerWeekly News Digest

Hi all, 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. Check out the ten nominees for Congress for the New Urbanism’s 2023 Freeways Without Futures report! The featured campaigns represent communities advocating for equity and reconnection during a … Read More

Freeway Fighters Digest (week 1/16)

Lauren MayerWeekly News Digest

Hi all, 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. Join us next week for our first Freeway Fighters Monthly Meetup of 2023! The meeting is on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at 4:00pm ET. Join Zoom Meeting: … Read More