These 7 Urban Highways Should Be REMOVED

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This week we cover 7 Highways across the US that are great candidates to be removed. Some of them are already approved and the process is underway, while others are actively being decided on or have grassroots movements to remove them. We'll mention highways in Kansas City, Portland ME, Oakland, Baltimore, Milwaukee, New Orleans, and Syracuse NY. Buy City Limits: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of America's Highways: https://amzn.to/4eLKump This is an Amazon affiliate link which provide a small commission to this channel via anything purchased via these links. Is there a project that you'd like to see happen that we didn't cover in this episode? Are there any additional groups we should link below? Let us know! We'd love your feedback. Support The Show and get access to a members only discord channel, early access to episodes ad free, longer episodes, bonus content and more! https://www.patreon.com/TransitTangents Check out our Merch Store! https://transit-tangents-shop.fourthwall.com/ New episodes come out every Tuesday! Please consider subscribing, and also follow us on social media at the links below. You can also listen to us on your favorite podcast platforms! X: https://twitter.com/TransitTangent Instagram: https://instagram.com/TransitTangent TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@transittangen... Website: https://TransitTangents.com Follow Louis on X: https://x.com/louisd217 Follow Chris on X: https://x.com/ChrisJonesATX Links mentioned in this episode: North Loop Neighbors: https://www.northloopneighbors.com/ Urban Lab KC: https://urbanlabkc.org/ Claiborne Ave Alliance: https://www.claiborneavenuealliance.com/ Baltimore Brew Article: https://baltimorebrew.com/2025/02/10/part-1-plan-to-help-west-baltimore-recover-from-the-highway-to-nowhere-misses-the-mark-says-retired-city-planner/ Connect Oakland: http://www.connectoakland.org/ Rethink I-794: https://www.rethink794.com/ 00:00 - Introduction 03:07 - Kansas City North Loop 05:23 - Syracuse I-81 08:20 - New Orleans Claiborne Expressway 11:48 - Baltimore Mulberry-Franklin Expressway 16:35 - Portland, ME I-295 20:01 -Oakland I-980 22:16 - Milwaukee I-794 24:07 - What Would The Effects Be of These Highway Removals? #kansascity #kc #urbanlab #baltimore #syracuse #i81 #milwaukee #portlandmaine #oakland #neworleans #highwayremoval #highways #urbanplanning #housing #yimby #cities #urbanism #america #publictransit #publictransportation #urbanmobility #podcast #transportation #transitorienteddevelopment