Taking Down the 980 Freeway to Make Way For Equity

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🗓️ 26 May 2021

⏱️ 28 minutes

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The 980 freeway, a two-mile span that bisects Oakland, has been called a “freeway without a future.” Its critics want to see the highway replaced and turned into a multi-lane boulevard with open spaces so that historically black West Oakland can be reconnected to downtown. With an infrastructure bill on the table in Washington, advocates say now is the time for this project. We’ll talk about the plan, its cost and what it will take to make a reality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:04.8	From KQED. From KQED Public Radio in San Francisco, this is Forum. I'm Laura Clivens. The 980 freeway is a two-mile span that bisects Oakland. Mayor Libby Schaff has called it a scar on the urban fabric. That's because it cuts off historically black West Oakland from the
1:29.0	rest of the city. We'll talk about a plan to take down the freeway, its cost, and what it would
1:34.2	take to make it a reality. Then at 930, as pandemic restrictions lift in California and vaccination
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1:58.1	Welcome to Forum. I'm Laura Clivens.
2:05.0	The 980 freeway is a short two-mile span.
2:08.1	You might miss it if you're not paying attention as you drive from 580 to 880.
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