The Biggest Scam in Transportation History (and how Rochester came back from it)

Highways were sold as progress- but they hollowed out our cities and drained local wealth. This is the story of how Rochester, New York, is reclaiming what was lost and proving there's a better way forward.

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Chapters
0:00 intro
0:44 The History of the Inner Loop
6:10 The Reclamation Project
10:28 The Highway Trust Fund
13:52 Lessons from Rochester
17:02 Stop Spending Money On Highway Expansion

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Story Written by: Alex Hinton and Seairra Jones
Story Produced by: Seairra Jones
Edited and Filmed by: Alex Hinton

Special thanks to: Adam Paul. “Segregation by Design.” See more of his work here: https://www.segregationbydesign.com/

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