Highways
I-95 Collapse in Philadelphia Didn't Cause a Traffic Disaster, Data Shows
When an overpass collapsed, politicians and experts predicted calamity for months. After less than a week, things returned “close to normal.”
Government: Highways In Poor, Minority Neighborhoods More Likely to Be Potholed Messes
It is either a total coincidence or another example of how deeply structural racism and classism is embedded in American institutions.
What Can One Teenager Do About Climate Change? Adah Crandall Will Find Out
A teen climate activist in Portland is setting the tone for transportation debates for decades to come with her mission to stop highway expansion. Will anyone listen before it’s too late?
The Broken Algorithm That Poisoned American Transportation
For the last 70 years, American transportation planners have been using the same model to decide what to build. There’s just one problem: it’s often wrong.
Why the US Sucks at Building Public Transit
America is worse at building and operating public transit than nearly all of its peers. Why is that? And what can we do to fix it?
The Cat That Surfed on a Van Going 60 MPH Is Somehow Still Alive
It looks like the feline, aptly named Rebel, still has eight lives left.
When a Homeless Addict Gets Blamed for a Massive Highway Collapse
A homeless man who smoked crack near the site of a highway fire in Atlanta is on the hook for the fiasco. But even if he did it, the incident speaks to inequality and neglect.
Empty Highways Burst with Color in Bold Landscape Paintings
Grant Haffner captures burning sunsets through the prisms of memory.
UK to Try Using "Electric Highways"
Trials will soon begin for a new technology that powers ultra-low emission vehicles while they're in motion.
Surviving the Narco-Blockades of Mexico's Jalisco State
'My skin goes cold when I see a pickup or heavy traffic,' says one resident of the state that has seen a dramatic spike in crime and violence since the emergence of the Jalisco New Generation cartel.