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fromStreetsblog
6 days ago

State Pauses Billion-Dollar Route 17 Expansion in Hudson Valley - Streetsblog New York City

The New York State Department of Transportation has quietly announced that it was pausing work on a controversial highway expansion in the Hudson Valley that locals opposed. Earlier this month, the agency posted, but did not distribute, a statement on its website announcing that the Route 17 widening project in the Catskills - long regarded as one of the biggest highway boondoggles in the state - had been put on ice.
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fromStreetsblog
1 week ago

State DOT's Highway Habit Ignores Emissions Mandate: Report - Streetsblog New York City

New York DOT is expanding highways, avoiding emissions reviews, and ignoring equity requirements, undermining the state's 2020 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.
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fromCity Limits
1 month ago
US politics

Gov. Hochul's Five Bridges Project Pours More Concrete into Bronx Wounds

The Five Bridges Project would expand highway capacity in the Bronx, worsening environmental injustice and community harms instead of prioritizing safe, green, community-centered solutions.
fromCity Limits
3 months ago
NYC politics

Opinion: On National Highway Day, Lady Bird Johnson's Legacy Beckons Us to Stop the Cross Bronx Expansion

The Department of Transportation is expanding the detrimental Cross Bronx Expressway, exacerbating environmental injustice in local communities.
fromCity Limits
3 months ago
NYC politics

Opinion: On National Highway Day, Lady Bird Johnson's Legacy Beckons Us to Stop the Cross Bronx Expansion

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fromStreetsblog
3 months ago

California Transportation Commission Unanimously Approves Funds for All Recommended Highway Projects - Streetsblog California

California Transportation Commission funds highway projects, igniting criticism from environmental groups over the controversial expansion initiatives.
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