Letter from Minneapolis: The Legacy of Highway Construction

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By Joe HarringtonMar 12, 2024, 12:02 am166 pts
This piece originally appeared on Streets.mn. Cities in the United States underwent major surgery between 1940 and 1970 to make way for the construction of the interstate highway system. In the Twin Cities, highway construction displaced 30,000 residents, many of whom were Black residents living in…

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