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Tag: Interstate highways

Smarter roads for the future

February 20, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Energy, Environment, Science, Transportation One comment

Twenty million miles of road snake across the surface of the earth. That’s enough pavement to wrap around the equator 833 times—or enough road

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Freeways without futures

August 31, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Consumer issues, Ideas, Illinois/Midwest, Infrastructure, Missouri region, States One comment

As plans move forward for renovations to St. Louis’ iconic Gateway Arch, a group of local urbanists known as City to River have a

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