rarely does one encounter so perfect a video-essay title
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https://nebula.tv/videos/citynerd-transportation-as-atrocity-a-brief-investigation
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In college I used to live in Cedar Riverside, Minneapolis. Beautiful neighborhood, amazing people, great local businesses. But sadly isolated by two freeways, I-35W and I-94. Coming from DC, which largely resisted urban freeways, I found it a shame how much they disconnected the city.
I heartily endorse @wrigleyfield's call to remove I-94 and undo some of that damage! #FreewayTeardown https://www.startribune.com/editorial-counterpoint-twin-cities-would-be-better-without-an-i-94/600296020/
Love to see it becoming a mainstream position in SF to support tearing down the rest of the Central Freeway that divides Western SoMa from the Mission
Better yet, this letter to Caltrans asks questions that imply removing 280 between 101 and 6th St could be on the table as well. Would be huge for reconnecting Dogpatch and Bayview. Gotta hand it to Senator Wiener on this one.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qDBIKNdhZXyejOi3bbiqRBADm2l3kXgy/view
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