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TBD | American Life is a Highway

Sep 29, 2024
David Zipper, a Senior Fellow at the MIT Mobility Initiative, dives into America's highway dilemma. He explains how highway expansions fail to reduce traffic, perpetuating a costly cycle. Zipper discusses the detrimental social and health impacts on historically marginalized communities and critiques the historical reliance on cars, tracing back to the post-WWII era. He advocates for sustainable transport solutions and urban redesign to combat congestion and improve community livability, highlighting shifting priorities in places like Colorado and Minnesota.
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