Best of: How New Orleans prioritized people over pavement

Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson

Best of: How New Orleans prioritized people over pavement

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Published on Jan 31, 2024, 1:36:00 PM
Total time: 00:48:33

Episode Description
Much like I-375 in Detroit, cities around the US are undergoing highway removal projects. But what can we learn from how they engage with the communities who will be affected by the plans? Asali DeVan Ecclesiastes, chief executive with the Ashé Cultural Arts Center in New Orleans, joins Stephen to share what it’s like for the community to be involved at the onset of a highway’s removal. Then, Regan Patterson, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of California, stops by to share if there is an effective process for highway removal that can repair and reconcile communities next to highways.
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