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SchoolTube Exclusive: Highways: A Blight on the Urban Landscape
Highways are often seen as a necessary evil in urban areas. They provide a way for people to get around quickly and efficiently, but they can also be a major source of pollution, noise, and congestion. In addition, highways can divide communities and make it difficult for people to walk or bike safely.
In recent years, there has been a growing movement to remove highways from urban areas. This movement is based on the belief that highways are no longer necessary and that they are actually doing more harm than good. There are a number of factors that can make a highway easier to tear down, including:
- The highway is old and in poor condition.
- The highway is not heavily used.
- The highway is located in a densely populated area.
- There is a strong community movement to remove the highway.
If you are interested in learning more about the movement to remove highways from urban areas, there are a number of resources available online. Some of these resources include:
- Freeways Without Futures
- How Highway Removal Is Changing Our Cities
- The Economic Case for Removing Highways
In addition to these resources, there are also a number of case studies of cities that have successfully removed highways. Some of these case studies include:
If you are interested in getting involved in the movement to remove highways from urban areas, there are a number of things you can do. You can:
- Contact your local elected officials and let them know that you support removing highways.
- Join a community organization that is working to remove highways.
- Donate to a nonprofit organization that is working to remove highways.
- Spread the word about the movement to remove highways.
By working together, we can make our cities more livable and sustainable by removing highways.