The Freeway Revolts (sometimes Expressway Revolts) were a phenomenon encountered in North America in the 1960s and 1970s, in which planned freeway construction in many cities was halted due to widespread public opposition; especially of those whose neighborhoods would be disrupted or displaced by the proposed freeways, and due to various other negative effects that freeways are considered to have.
Such “revolts” occurred in many American cities, such as Philadelphia, New Orleans, Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Memphis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Phoenix, Portland, Seattle, Washington, D.C., Cleveland, and Baltimore. In many cities, one can find unused highways, abruptly-terminating freeway alignments, and short stretches of freeway in the middle of nowhere, all of which are evidence of larger projects which were never completed.
Such “revolts” occurred in many American cities, such as Philadelphia, New Orleans, Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Memphis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Phoenix, Portland, Seattle, Washington, D.C., Cleveland, and Baltimore. In many cities, one can find unused highways, abruptly-terminating freeway alignments, and short stretches of freeway in the middle of nowhere, all of which are evidence of larger projects which were never completed.
Freeway and expressway revolts, via Wikipedia
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