Highway Teardown Tour | 3. Rochester, NY

About this episode

The episode explores the potential for healing community divisions in Rochester, NY after the removal of a highway.

Once the highway is gone, can the divisions these structures created actually be healed? Can the people on either side become neighbors again? Rochester, NY is trying to answer that question. Guests: Erik Frisch, Brian Sharp, Shawn Dunwoody, Suzanne Mayer Recorded live at the WXXI studios in Rochester, NY.

People in this episode

Guests: Erik Frisch, Brian Sharp, Shawn Dunwoody, Suzanne Mayer

Topics covered

• highway teardown
• community healing
• urban planning
• Rochester NY
• neighborhood relations

Keywords

• highway removal
• community division
• Rochester
• urban development
• neighborhoods

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WXXI

Places: Rochester, NY

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