After the U.S. Department of Transportation asked the Texas DOT to halt a highway expansion, freeway fighters nationwide are calling on Secretary Pete Buttigieg for similar aid. By Laura Bliss Traffic backs up along the Massachusetts Turnpike in the Allston neighborhood of Boston in 2017, where foes of an aging viaduct are hoping for federal
Why Airports Die
The distinctive design of the Pan-Am Worldport at JFK International Airport, built in 1960, wasn’t enough to save it from the wrecking ball. Dmitri Kessel/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images Anthony Paletta 12:07 PM ET Expensive to build, hard to adapt to other uses, and now facing massive pandemic-related challenges, airport terminals often live