Pensacola, Florida, is getting safer roads, thanks to President Biden's infrastructure package. This project will redesign 3.5 miles of Cervantes St. to make it better to drive, walk, bike or roll.
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Highway expansions are long-standing boondoggles that are supported and promoted by both political parties, typically at the expense and detriment of local citizens by depriving their communities of funding for enhancing a range of transport demand management options like safe pedestrian walkways, bicycle greenways, and local transit options. Highway Boondoggles 2023: This Year’s Poster Children for Bad Projects Once again, transportation funds that could be used to repair streets, roads and bridges are instead diverted into costly, damaging highway expansion projects. Here's this year's list of the worst of the worst. https://lnkd.in/eiN4ukZu
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Ever felt the squeeze on Westheimer? 😬↹ Dodged a pothole or two? ⛐ A joint effort between the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County and the City of Houston is leading to major improvements along Westheimer Road. This is a prime example of effective municipal management and collaboration with local partners. What are your thoughts on this project's impact on local businesses and commuting? #CityPlanning #HoustonEconomy #LocalBusiness #infrastructure #Houston #HoustonStreets #HoustonBusiness #transportation https://bit.ly/4aj1UTt
Westheimer just start of street paving plans, Whitmire says
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Ever felt the squeeze on Westheimer? 😬↹ Dodged a pothole or two? ⛐ A joint effort between the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County and the City of Houston is leading to major improvements along Westheimer Road. This is a prime example of effective municipal management and collaboration with local partners. What are your thoughts on this project's impact on local businesses and commuting? #CityPlanning #HoustonEconomy #LocalBusiness #infrastructure #Houston #HoustonStreets #HoustonBusiness #transportation https://bit.ly/4aj1UTt
Westheimer just start of street paving plans, Whitmire says
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The city of Milton, Georgia, is investing $397,000 in several projects along Crabapple Road (Ga. 372) to enhance pedestrian safety, improve streetscape design, and reduce traffic congestion. These initiatives include the installation of a mid-block pedestrian crosswalk with a pedestrian beacon, landscaping, and drainage work. Additionally, there are plans for a stop-and-go traffic signal at Crabapple Road and Green Road, with considerations for a roundabout pending funding availability. Other projects aim to modify the Heritage Walk roundabout, add multi-use paths, and potentially bury power lines. These investments align with the city's goal to transform Crabapple Road to reflect downtown Milton's character while ensuring safety for pedestrians and drivers. #Traffic #PedestrianSafety #Georgia #Transportation
Milton advances safety improvements set for Crabapple Road
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Reliable, accessible transportation should be a priority for metro areas nationwide, let alone Indianapolis. This lack of access negatively impacts communities and leads to more pedestrian deaths and lack of economic mobility. https://lnkd.in/gXtwQ3S9
Bill banning dedicated bus lanes passes in Senate impacting IndyGo's Blue line project
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In my latest story for the Globe and Mail, i write about Edmonton's forward-looking roadway renewal program, and what the success of this initiative means for the city's densification. https://lnkd.in/eRK37eJh
Edmonton’s roadway renewal program looks beyond the automobile
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Highway expansion projects certainly qualify as projects for public use. But do they deliver a public benefit that justifies taking private property?
Wider Highways Don’t Solve Congestion. So Why Are We Still Knocking Down Homes for Them? — Streetsblog USA
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I talk a lot about keeping good roads in good shape. Younger cities with younger infrastructure will have a lot of roads that are contenders for this type of strategy. Well, what about cities with older infrastructure? What can they do? Well, Holbrook Asphalt Company started working with Goodyear back in 2014. They've experienced rapid growth over the past decade and recognized that pavement preservation is imperative to a well-maintained infrastructure. Arizona's intense sunlight and monsoon seasons can lead to UV and moisture intrusion into the asphalt. As roads age, the intrusion causes them to lose the oils that keep the asphalt binder from degrading, which can lead to cracking, water intrusion, and potential failure of the base. Now, Goodyear utilizes various pavement preservation tools like chip seals, slurries, and HA5 High Density Mineral Bond to extend the life of their roadways. But as roads age, they move closer to the stage where other interventions are required. Because Goodyear's infrastructure is older, they have had to do more mill and overlays than they would like to. Mill and overlays aren't ideal, but they do eventually become necessary in the lifecycle of the road. Because Goodyear has a pavement preservation strategy, they have recognized that when they mill and overlay or do a full reconstruction, they need to start preserving their roadways immediately. So, they prioritize the preservation of their best streets first, which allows them to extend the life of those roads. Extending the life of their roads ultimately allows them to use funds that would have gone towards more expensive, later-life treatments on roads that they may not have been able to get to otherwise. Goodyear is a great case study for cities with aging networks looking to get ahead of their major maintenance costs. #pavementpreservation #publicworks #goodyear #arizona #engineering #infrastructure #innovation
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The Coconut Creek City Commission discussed the expansion project of the Florida Turnpike during a September 14 meeting. The project aims to widen a 17-mile section of the highway from Mile Marker 53 to Mile Marker 70. The Florida Turnpike Enterprise is conducting a development and environmental study expected to be completed in early 2024, followed by design and right-of-way acquisition phases. The plan includes extending the Turnpike from six to ten lanes with a noise-buffering wall. City Manager Karen Brooks recommended not opposing all lanes and instead reserving the right to comment on future proposals, as ten lanes may not be necessary until 2039. Some commissioners expressed concerns about the impact on residents, including lowered property values, increased noise, soot deposits, and construction-related disturbances. They considered compromising on eight lanes to complete other smaller projects. The commission discussed sending a letter to the Turnpike Enterprise, thanking them for considering eight lanes and reserving their rights for future expansion-related components. Most commissioners agreed with this approach, except for one who wanted to continue the fight to keep the highway at six lanes. Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise will hold outreach meetings on September 20th and 21st to gather input from residents, with construction estimated to be completed by 2029 at the earliest. The city continues to evaluate options to balance the highway's expansion with residents' concerns. https://lnkd.in/ecUk3ccS
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"When Congress approved the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, it authorized what was then the largest public works program in U.S. history. The law promised to construct 41,000 miles of an ambitious interstate highway system that would crisscross the nation, dramatically expanding America's roadways and connecting 42 state capital cities and 90 percent of all American cities with populations over 50,000... But the highway expansion, implemented largely between the late 1950s and the early 1970s, came at a huge cost to America’s urban communities of color. According to estimates from the U.S. Department of Transportation, more than 475,000 households and more than a million people were displaced nationwide because of the federal roadway construction. Hulking highways cut through neighborhoods darkened and disrupted the pedestrian landscape, worsened air quality and torpedoed property values. Communities lost churches, green space and whole swaths of homes. They also lost small businesses that provided jobs and kept money circulating locally—crucial middle-class footholds in areas already struggling from racist zoning policies, disinvestment and white flight."
How Interstate Highways Gutted Communities—and Reinforced Segregation | HISTORY
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