Highway Teardown Tour | 1. New York, NY

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges and debates surrounding the repair of the BQE in New York City.

What to do with the BQE? It’s a one of a kind highway in desperate need of repair, but no one can agree how to fix it. Guests: Polly Trottenberg, Lara Birnback, Stephen Nessen Recorded live at WNYC’s Greenspace. Archival audio courtesy of Municipal Archives, City of New York.

People in this episode

Guests: Polly Trottenberg, Lara Birnback, Stephen Nessen

Topics covered

• highway repair
• urban planning
• transportation
• New York City
• infrastructure
• public policy

Keywords

• BQE
• highway
• repair
• New York
• urban infrastructure
• transportation policy
• Polly Trottenberg
• Lara Birnback
• Stephen Nessen

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WNYC, Municipal Archives, City of New York

Places: New York, NY, BQE

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