FEATURE-Neighborhoods united: Highway removal gains steam in U.S. cities
Reuters
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* Highways built in 1950s, 1960s often cut through minority communities
* Highways can bring health risks and depress local economies
* Removals have spiked across the country in last five years
By Carey L. Biron
WASHINGTON, April 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Through the years that she has been fighting against it, Amy Stelly's opponent has remained unmoved, looming nearby and covering her New Orleans home with filth: an elevated highway, towering above her once-thriving neighborhood.
Since its construction in the 1960s, the section of Interstate 10 running above Claiborne Avenue has decimated what used to be the center of the city's Black community, said Stelly, including businesses and greenery.