Sacramento Freeways and the “Small Town Mindset”

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By Angie SchmittJan 4, 2016, 11:13 am75 pts
“It’s time to drop the small-town mindset and go for a big fix.” The street grid is intact underneath Sacramento’s Capital City Freeway. Photo: Systemic Failure That’s how Tony Bizjak of the Sacramento Bee described plans to widen the gridlocked Capital City Freeway through the city at a cost of $700…

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