The legacy of racism built into Northwest highways and roads
From the Oregon Trail to the Lake Washington Bridge, transportation infrastructure has often driven growth while promoting exclusion.
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In this photo taken July 28, 2014, the Olympic mountains and downtown Seattle stand behind as the I-90 floating bridge is in view from Mercer Island, Wash., bottom, across Lake Washington toward Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
But one doesn’t need to look farther than the Pacific Northwest and Seattle to find examples of racism in decision-making about our roadways and their impact. In fact, you can go back to the Oregon Trail, effectively an interstate highway for people, wagons, oxen and horses. It was forged by white Americans to settle this part of the country.
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