March 2023

The “bridge replacement” part of the Interstate Bridge Replacement only costs $500 million, according to new project documents So why is the overall project budget $7.5 billion? Short answer:  This is really a massive freeway-widening project, spanning five miles and seven intersections, not a “bridge replacement” Longer (and taller) answer:  The plan to build half-mile […]

What City Observatory did this week More induced travel denial.  Highway advocates deny or minimize the science of induced travel. We offer our rebuttal to a reason column posted at Planetizen, attempting to minimize the importance of induced demand for highways. Induced travel is a well established scientific fact:  any increase in roadway capacity in