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    "https://www.patreon.com/CityNerd",
    "https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-they-tore-down-a-highway-and-made-it-a-river",
    "https://doi.org/10.1080/01944363.2024.2368260",
    "https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics/2024/hm72.cfm",
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheonggyecheon",
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    "https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/11/26/nyregion/brooklyn-queens-expressway-new-york-highway.html",
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  "textContent": "\n\nFreeways and cities don't mix. Especially these twelve.\n\n* * *\n\nPresale now on for my April 24 event at Hunter College in New York City. Link available on my Patreon!\n\nPatreon — a way to directly support my ability to talk about what I want to talk about every week, and get out to the cities I want to highlight. Much appreciation to all of you who are already patrons!\n\nhttps://www.patreon.com/CityNerd\n\n* * *\n\nCheck out the Not Just Bikes video on Seoul's depaved expressway: https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-they-tore-down-a-highway-and-made-it-a-river\n\n* * *\n\nResources:\n\n  * Guerra, E., Duranton, G., & Ma, X. (2025). Urban Roadway in America: The Amount, Extent, and Value. Journal of the American Planning Association, 91(1), 102–116. https://doi.org/10.1080/01944363.2024.2368260\n\n  * https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics/2024/hm72.cfm\n\n  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheonggyecheon\n\n  * https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/07031/index.cfm\n\n  * https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/11/26/nyregion/brooklyn-queens-expressway-new-york-highway.html\n\n  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_populous_cities_in_the_United_States_by_decade\n\n\n\n\n* * *\n\nImages:\n\n  * Cheonggyecheon stream, at sunrise by Basile Morin - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=150950392\n\n  * Cheonggyecheon stream video via Getty, Credit: Imazins, Creative #: 1355593079, License type: Rights-ready, Collection: Image Bank Film\n\n\n\n\n* * *\n\nInstagram: @nerd4cities\n\nBlueSky: @nerd4cities\n\nThreads: @nerd4cities\n\nLinkedIn: /raydelahanty\n\n* * *\n\nMusic:\nCityNerd background: Caipirinha in Hawaii by Carmen María and Edu Espinal (YouTube music library)\n\n* * *\n\nBusiness Inquiries: thecitynerd@nebula.tv",
  "title": "Putting 12 Urban Freeways Out to Pasture"
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