How to Kill a Freeway: Episode 22

What would U.S. cities be without their urban freeways? The answer: better cities. We discuss how burying, blasting, or otherwise dismantling these obsolete and, in many cases, crumbling pieces of infrastructure is a huge step towards righting past wrongs against typically-minority communities and towards a more people-friendly urban form. In the process, freeway removal projects unshackle local and state governments from costly repairs, and they open up swaths of developable and taxable land. Mentioned: How to remove a freeway in your city (by the Duluth Waterfront Collective) Links and stuffs Merch:https://shop.trlpod.com/ Twitter:@TheRedLine_pod YouTube channel:The Red Line Podcast Spotify:The Red Line Podcast Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/theredlinepodcasters Email:[email protected] Website:https://www.trlpod.com/ Timestamps Timestamps to be posted. References & notes [1]Mass Transit: WMATA says "We're Ready" to open Silver Line on Nov. 15 [2]Wikipedia: Freeway removal [3]NYT: Can Removing Highways Fix America's Cities? [4]Lincoln Institute of Land Policy: How Urban Highway Removal Is Changing Our Cities [5]Planetizen: 'Freeways Without Futures' Spotlights Freeway Removal Efforts [6]Reuters: Neighborhoods united: Highway removal gains steam in U.S. cities [7]Governing: Highway Removal a High Hurdle, Even With New Funding [8]Duluth Waterfront Collective: How to remove a freeway in your city. [9]Streetsblog USA: These 15 Urban Highways Have Got to Go [10]ITDP: Leapfrogging Past the Urban Highway [11]Wikipedia: Inner Loop (Rochester) [12]Wikipedia: Alaskan Way Viaduct [13]Wikipedia: Big Dig [14]Wikipedia: Highway revolt [15]Wikipedia: California State Route 480 [16]CNU: Freeways Without Futures