Rendering of the “African American Cultural Enterprise District” that could be created by capping part of a highway in St. Paul (Rendering by HGA, courtesy Reconnect Rondo) This is your first of three ...

Highways, in their inanimate state, cannot be racist. However, the forces that located them and the consequences of their placement are inextricably connected to race. Deborah Archer, a law professor ...

Until the 1960s, Claiborne Avenue in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans was a major commercial thoroughfare for the Black population of the city, home to a variety of businesses and shaded by ...

A version of this story ran in the March / April 2024 issue. When we think of what our communities need, we usually think of affordable homes, good schools, and grocery stores. Not wide towering ...

It’s obvious today that highways have no place in our cities, but back in the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s, they must have seemed like a good idea or they would never have been built. That, along with good ...

Senator Robbie Morris says a ribbon cutting on one section and a groundbreaking on another will be a huge step toward completion of the long talked about highway ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Governor Wolf announced Tuesday that Pennsylvania has been awarded over $17 million in federal Appalachian Development Highway System funding as part of the Bipartisan ...

Aerial view showing two prominent features of Houston, Texas in 2014: a rampant development in the energy sector and multiple freeway ribbons of concrete. (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith / Carol M.

Last year, without much public notice or debate, the Florida Legislature greenlighted the development of three new highways in the state. This week, task force meetings are being held to determine ...