Bayan
01-16-2023, 12:33 AM
In the 1950s and ’60s, the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans, one of the oldest African-American neighborhoods in the United States, was a vibrant community.
But the construction of the Claiborne Expressway in the 1960s gutted the area.
The Biden administration has said that the trillion-dollar infrastructure package will address such historical wrongs.
How might that be achieved?
Guest: Audra D.S. Burch (https://www.nytimes.com/by/audra-d-s-burch?smid=pc-thedaily), a national correspondent for The New York Times.
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Background reading:
Generations of New Orleans residents have dreamed of the day when the Claiborne Expressway might be removed (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/20/us/claiborne-expressway-new-orleans-infrastructure.html). President Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure package could eventually make that possible.
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
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But the construction of the Claiborne Expressway in the 1960s gutted the area.
The Biden administration has said that the trillion-dollar infrastructure package will address such historical wrongs.
How might that be achieved?
Guest: Audra D.S. Burch (https://www.nytimes.com/by/audra-d-s-burch?smid=pc-thedaily), a national correspondent for The New York Times.
Sign up here (https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily) to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, subscribe to our newsletter (https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline).
Background reading:
Generations of New Orleans residents have dreamed of the day when the Claiborne Expressway might be removed (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/20/us/claiborne-expressway-new-orleans-infrastructure.html). President Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure package could eventually make that possible.
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)