50 Years After a Highway Revolt, a Quiet Surrender

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By Angie SchmittFeb 20, 2015, 11:11 am51 pts
Can cities that won highway fights two generations ago still defeat destructive road projects today? Interstate 90 through near east Cleveland. Photo: Green City Blue Lake Marc Lefkowitz at Green City Blue Lake is looking back at Cleveland’s history of highway revolts. In the late 1960s, the city…

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