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Gideon Weissman

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Boondoggle: Keystone State’s 1-83 Expansion

By Gideon Weissman and Matt Casale | Jun 27, 2019 | No Comments
Pennsylvania is moving forward with a plan to spend $300 million in order to widen I-83 in York County to eight lanes from four. But project documents fail to show how the project will solve any problems or bring clear benefits to the region.
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Highway Boondoggles: More Mistakes in Miami

By Matt Casale and Gideon Weissman | Jun 26, 2019 | No Comments
In Miami, highways slice through almost every section of the city, cutting neighborhoods off from one another and creating sprawl that threatens the surrounding environment.
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Highway Boondoggles: Chicago’s Congestion Magnet

By Gideon Weissman and Matt Casale | Jun 25, 2019 | No Comments
The Tri-State Tollway through the western Chicago suburbs to O’Hare Airport is a testament to the fact that you can’t build your way out of congestion.
The High Desert Freeway could overburden desert ecosystems, altering the landscape and straining scarce water resources. Image: California Dept. of Transportation
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Highway Boondoggle: Golden State’s Desert Destruction

By Gideon Weissman and Matt Casale | Jun 24, 2019 | No Comments
California's $8-billion, 63-mile “High Desert Freeway" north of downtown Los Angeles would lead to more driving and more pollution, along with sprawling desert development.
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Highway Boondoggles: Madness in Michigan

By Gideon Weissman and Matt Casale | Jun 21, 2019 | No Comments
The Great Lakes State is undertaking to expand the capacity of Interstate 75 — a project that is both unnecessary and will exacerbate the region’s problems.
The North Houston Highway Improvement Project will expand already vast swaths of highway through the middle of Houston, displacing homes and businesses and dividing communities. Image: Texas Dept. of Transportation
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Boondoggle: A Texas-Sized Mess of a Highway Plan

By Gideon Weissman and Matt Casale | Jun 19, 2019 | No Comments
Deadly and sprawling Houston does not need this $7-billion widening and rebuilding highway project.
Image: North Carolina Dept. of Transportation
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Highway Boondoggles: Tar Heel State’s Road Expansion Disaster

By Gideon Weissman and Matt Casale | Jun 19, 2019 | No Comments
It's the first of nine installments! This edition focuses on North Carolina’s plan to complete the southern half of a loop highway around Raleigh. It's a boondoggle with epic environmental repercussions
The North Houston Highway Improvement Project will expand already vast swaths of highway through the middle of Houston, displacing homes and businesses and dividing communities. Image: Texas Dept. of Transportation
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Highway Boondoggles 2019: Nine Projects That Should Never Happen

By Gideon Weissman and Matt Casale | Jun 18, 2019 | No Comments
Here's the thing with highway expansion projects: They're big. They're expensive. And they have limited benefit. Our friends at US PIRG present their annual report.
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Highway Boondoggles: US 101 Expansion in San Mateo, California

By Matt Casale and Gideon Weissman | Jun 28, 2018 | No Comments
Caltrans has widened U.S. 101 seven times since 1996 and hasn't cured congestion. But it's not going to try a new approach.
This is the kind of Robert Moses legacy that must be undone or stopped. Photo: Texas Department of Transportation
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Highway Boondoggles: LBJ East Expansion in Dallas, Texas

By Gideon Weissman and Matt Casale | Jun 27, 2018 | No Comments
16 lanes. A $1.6 billion price tag. More traffic. Less transit. Yep, it's a boondoggle.
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