Op-Ed: Will States and Feds Let Cities Tame Urban Highways?

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By Kea WilsonSep 23, 2021, 12:27 pm209 pts
Scott Beyer Urban highways are a fixture of city life in the U.S. — but much of the time cities don’t control them. They are the creatures of higher levels of government. The downtowns of many major cities, from Philadelphia to Los Angeles, are bisected by large overpasses that were built using state and…

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