This Mpls Freeway Sucks -- Let's Decommission It

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The vast majority of urban freeways were built in the mid-20th century. This means that, structurally, many are reaching the end of their useful life, so state DOTs are looking at rebuilding -- or even rethinking altogether. So what should we do with our deteriorating freeways? Well, in the Twin Cities, they have ideas. ---------- CityNerd is on Nebula, the creator-owned streaming service, ad-free! Using my custom link gets you 40% off an annual subscription, and really helps the channel! https://go.nebula.tv/citynerd Also STILL available: the Lifetime offer! $300 for Nebula as long as both you and Nebula exist, and a full 1/3 of the price goes directly to support this channel. https://go.nebula.tv/lifetime?ref=citynerd ---------- Special thanks to Segregation By Design for use of the I-94 animation. They do fantastic work at educating and raising awareness about the historic and ongoing harms caused by redlining, urban renewal, and freeway construction. Check out the site here and consider supporting their excellent work: https://www.segregationbydesign.com ---------- Special thanks to Our Streets for use of assets from the Reimagining I-94 report, and all the groups who helped put on the Slow Roll event. Consider supporting the great work all these organizations do! - Our Streets does amazing work, and they really depend on contributions (and volunteerism!) from people who care: https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/get-involved/donate/ - streets.mn: https://streets.mn/ - Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota: https://www.bikemn.org/ - And if you're in Minneapolis, check out Venture Bikes: https://venturebikesmn.com/ Also, read Luke Birtzer's excellent recap of the Slow Roll event here! https://streets.mn/2024/04/22/a-city-nerd-bike-party-and-latent-support-for-urbanism/ ---------- Patreon - a way to directly support continuing CityNerd output! Thanks to all who have signed up so far. https://www.patreon.com/CityNerd ---------- Previous CityNerd Videos Referenced: - What makes Minneapolis great: https://youtu.be/leZ6vIpwSVA ---------- Resources: - MNDOT's Rethinking I-94 site: https://talk.dot.state.mn.us/rethinking-i94 - Read Our Streets' report, "Reimagining I-94": https://www.ourstreetsmpls.org/converting_stretch_of_i_94_to_boulevard_offers_many_benefits_and_provides_sufficient_traffic_capacity_report_finds - Star-Tribune's piece on Our Streets' I-94 effort: https://www.startribune.com/group-pushes-replacing-i-94-between-minneapolis-and-st-paul-with-a-thoroughfare/600356033/ - Congress For the New Urbanism's 2023 Freeways Without Futures list: https://www.cnu.org/highways-boulevards/freeways-without-futures/2023 - The Malcolm Willey House: https://www.thewilleyhouse.com/ - Visit St. Paul's piece on Anthony Taylor and Slow Roll MSP: https://www.visitsaintpaul.com/blog/meet-anthony-taylor/ - NCHRP report on interchange spacing: https://www.cmfclearinghouse.org/studydocs/nchrp_rpt_687.pdf - President Biden's Reconnecting Communities grant announcements: https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/biden-harris-administration-announces-history-making-33-billion-locally-led-projects ---------- Images - Thanks to Our Streets and Luke Birtzer at streets.mn for use of additional photos from the Slow Roll event at Venture Bikes Midtown ---------- Instagram: @nerd4cities BlueSky: @nerd4cities Threads: @nerd4cities Twitter: @nerd4cities ---------- Music: CityNerd background: Caipirinha in Hawaii by Carmen María and Edu Espinal (YouTube music library) ---------- Business Inquiries: [email protected]