The Cogswell Interchange in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the only remnant of a downtown highway cancelled due to public protest
Highway revolts (also freeway revolts, expressway revolts, or road protests) are organized protests against the planning or construction of highways, freeways, expressways, and other civil engineering projects which prioritize motor vehicle traffic over pedestrian movement or other considerations.
Many freeway revolts took place in developed countries during the 1960s and 1970s, in response to plans for the construction of new freeways, as advocated for by the highway lobby. A significant number of these highways were abandoned or significantly scaled back due to widespread public opposition, especially of those whose neighborhoods would be disrupted or displaced by the proposed freeways, and due to various other negative effects that freeways are considered to have. Freeway revolts have gained renewed interest in the 21st century, with activists pushing to bury highways underground[1] or remove freeways from cities to repair the damage to neighborhoods displaced by highway construction in the 20th century.
^Moore, Martha T. (April 2, 2018). "More Cities Are Banishing Highways Underground — And Building Parks on Top". Stateline. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
Highwayrevolts (also freeway revolts, expressway revolts, or road protests) are organized protests against the planning or construction of highways, freeways...
Highwayrevolts have occurred in cities and regions across the United States. In many cities, there remain unused highways, abruptly terminating freeway...
tests, and insurance-industry-backed tests by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The costs of car usage, which may include the cost of: acquiring...
similar blocking of a railway. Highwayrevolt Barricade Traffic bottleneck Badger, Emily (13 July 2016). "Why highways have become the center of civil...
Spanish colonial period in the Philippines (1565–1898), there were several revolts against the Spanish colonial government by indigenous Moro, Lumad, Indios...
Socialism", or those who accuse the lobby of nefarious actions. The highwayrevolts, the Highway Action Coalition, pedestrian movements, and many other modern...
twice later. The Wallace Historic District was designated as part of a highwayrevolt to prevent Interstate 90 from being built and destroying the historic...
Embarcadero Freeway. The city today is seen as the birthplace of American highwayrevolts. The Bay Area has four airports served by commercial airlines, three...
The Boudican revolt was an armed uprising by native Celtic Britons against the Roman Empire during the Roman conquest of Britain. It took place circa AD...
due to fierce highway revolts and rising costs. After the major highwayrevolts and rise of environmental concerns, new highway and interstate projects...
as part of a broader movement called the highwayrevolts, freeway revolts, road protests, or expressway revolts. They were active until at least the mid-1980s...
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procedures that minimize the LULU's effects. Brothel Landfill Road/HighwayHighwayrevolt Freeway removal Power station Prison Halfway house Nuclear power...
following the 1956 Highway Act, the construction of the freeways displaced one million people, and as a result of the many freeway revolts during this era...
The Reggio revolt occurred in Reggio Calabria, Italy, from July 1970 to February 1971. The cause of the protests was a government decision to make Catanzaro...
numbers continue the mileage from the state highway instead of starting over from 1. Due to Highwayrevolts in New York state forcing the interstate to...
bridge proposal proved highly contentious and is a notable example of a "highwayrevolt". Local residents of the Georgetown neighborhood and the citywide Committee...
the construction of the Interstate Highway System and the suburbanization of America in the face of the highwayrevolts in the 1960s and 1970s. The film...
The Brunei revolt (Malay: Pemberontakan Brunei) or the Brunei rebellion of 1962 was a December 1962 insurrection in the British protectorate of Brunei...
required the displacement of 1.2 million farmers. In the 1970s, the highwayrevolts in some Western nations saw urban activists opposing government plans...
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