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Talking Headways Podcast: Community Severance by Road
Jaime Benevides and Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou on how community severance by road infrastructure increases mental health hospital visits in New York City.
May 28, 2026
The Forgotten History of ‘Bloody 66’ And How Public Memory Helps Perpetuate Traffic Violence
Centennial events downplay the violent history of one of America's most "iconic" highways, and obscure how that violence persists to this day.
May 24, 2026
How to Tell the Story of a Highway Teardown
This podcaster is traveling the country in search of stories about America's freeway-fighting movement. Is yours on the list?
March 8, 2026
What the ‘Abundance’ Agenda Could Mean For Equitable Transportation
Could Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson's buzzword usher in an era of bountiful transportation options, or just more highways?
January 19, 2026
Opinion: The Conservative Case for the REPAIR Infrastructure Act
"If Republicans want credibility as the party of infrastructure competence and fiscal responsibility, several committee leaders are positioned to advance this legislation without transforming it into partisan theater."
Jarah Jacquay
January 1, 2026
Find Out Exactly How Much Downtown Highways Cost Your City
"How much does it actually cost to be car dependent?" This Dallas-based analyst set out to answer that question for cities across the U.S.
December 14, 2025
Trump Admin Seeks To Decimate Federal Transit Funding
"When you're talking about taking away money from transit, your proposal is flawed from the get-go," said one expert.
November 17, 2025
Report: Biden Infrastructure Bill Spurred Increase in State and Local Highway Spending
The Urban Institute found an overall increase in capital investment in ground transportation — mostly on highways — and flat investment in public transit.
November 16, 2025
Talking Headways Podcast: Why Are We Going Backwards?
A very special discussion about why America keeps building highways, how President Trump is targeting transit and how we can all get a better federal transportation bill if we want it.
November 6, 2025
Talking Headways Podcast: Under a Highway in Birmingham Alabama
Ben Donsky of Agora Partners on City Walk BHAM in Birmingham, Alabama, a public space project that connects two sides of the city separated by a highway.
October 9, 2025
