Disappearing Highways

Disappearing Highways

Top of Mind with Julie Rose

Sackler/Purdue, Housing Boom, Charlie Brown’s America

Episode: Sackler/Purdue, Housing Boom, Charlie Brown’s America

  • Jun 10, 2021 8:00 pm
  • 17:04 mins

Highways built mid-century now need replacing. A handful of cities around the country are opting to remove or reimagine those highways instead. Norman Garrick, a professor of civil engineering at the University of Connecticut, explains the environmental, transportation, and social impacts of taking away a highway.