The high and low points of America’s streets
We’re launching a series to both celebrate positive examples of ‘people-first’ streets – and to point out the most dangerous and unpleasant roads in our backyards.
Highways & infrastructure
What if we could build a future where cars, highways and outdated infrastructure don’t dominate our lives?
Which highway and infrastructure projects our government spends money on can shape our communities and have a direct impact on the quality of our lives. But far too often we are cut out of those decisions, or lack the information we need to make sure bad projects are stopped, and the right investments get made. Together we can make sure our leaders are making the right choices, and building a better future for all of us.
The Latest on Highways & infrastructure
Statement: Biden restores robust public and environmental review for infrastructure projects
Touring Houston’s Highways
Updates
1 in every 9 Massachusetts Bridges is Structurally Deficient New Study Finds
USDOT now accepting applications for the Reconnecting American Communities program
What You Can Do
Featured Resources
Highway Boondoggles
Bourne and Sagamore Bridges, Massachusetts
Less driving is possible
Green Scissors
The Latest
Statement: Infrastructure must be a good deal for our health
A bipartisan group of senators met Tuesday afternoon to prepare for a vote planned Wednesday on a $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework that aims to boost federal investment in U.S. infrastructure, including billions for roads, clean water and power infrastructure, according to media reports.
Let’s shift gears to fix our crumbling infrastructure
Prioritizing a fix-it-first approach will make life safer for all Americans
New report: roadmap to transform the Commonwealth’s transportation infrastructure
The current transportation system in Massachusetts has been designed, built and centered around the automobile, and it has become a public health disaster. MASSPIRG Education Fund and Frontier Group’s latest report, Transform Transportation, identifies the numerous harmful health impacts caused by the Commonwealth’s car-centric transportation system and provides a three-step roadmap toward a healthier, more sustainable approach to transportation infrastructure.
Statement: Massachusetts legislature passes $16.5 billion transportation spending bill, marking progress on sustainable transportation
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, the Massachusetts State Legislature passed a bond bill, which authorized $16.5 billion for transportation spending in the Commonwealth. These authorizations included much needed spending on road and bridge repair, "complete" streets better geared towards multiple forms of transportation and expanding and maintaining our transit systems.
Lots of existing highways are absurd, too
Many plans for building new highways are absurd. But do we miss something important by limiting our conversation about “highway boondoggles” to new highway capacity?