- 21
- Episodes
- 2
- Transcribed
- 190
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
About Freeway Exit
Freeways are not free. We pay for them in all kinds of ways — with our tax dollars, our time, our environment and our health. While freeways have enabled huge amounts of economic growth, they've also caused displacement and division. Learn the forgotten history of our urban freeway network, and how decades after that network was finished, some communities are still working to heal the wounds that freeways left behind. As climate change threatens to wreak havoc on our cities, freeways are not just a part of the problem. They can also be part of the solution.
- Publisher
- KPBS Public Media
- Category
- education · government · history · news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 28 Apr 2023
- Latest episode
- 10 Aug 2026
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Published 10 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Despite all of the great opportunity they provide, we can't ignore the social and environmental impacts that come along with them. Decommission is a word you've probably heard in reference to naval ships, or maybe an old power plant. It's when a society says, this public asset has served its purpose. We don't need it anymore, and it's time to turn it over to another use. Seoul, South Korea decommissioned a freeway and turned the land back into a natural stream. Rochester, New York decommissioned part of its inner loop highway and turned it into a boulevard. There was enough space left over to build more than 500 homes, most of them affordable. […]
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- 122 ratings
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- 5.0 / 5
- 68 ratings
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