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Effects of car infrastructure on downtown Kansas City (before/after aerial images)

Submitted by Brent Hugh on Sun, 08/19/2018 - 7:48pm

Headlines are quick hits from media outlets from Missouri and around the world. Follow the headline link for the full story. The source of this headline says:

Large freeways were built surrounding downtown KC mostly between the mid-50s and the mid-70s. Many city blocks were destroyed to make way. Through the following years, more of the core was leveled to create parking for the new vehicles.

Animated link to aerial graphics: https://streamable.com/z0r48

Discussion thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/kansascity/comments/98fdll/effects_of_car_infra...

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Effects of car infrastructure on downtown Kansas City (before/after aerial images)

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