Now, there's federal money to try to undo some of the damage wrought by midcentury highway projects: a billion dollars to remove highways and other infrastructure that divides, and replace them with something that better connects the community.
Lawson's memories of growing up in Black Bottom, a vibrant majority Black neighborhood, highlight the impact of urban renewal that destroyed businesses, displaced residents, and led to the construction of a freeway on Hastings Street.
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