Blueprint America - Zombie Highways: Birmingham and the Northern Beltline
Zombie Highways: Birmingham and the Northern Beltline
Should taxpayers in California or Illinois pay for the 52-mile road through the hills north of Birmingham, Alabama? Rick Karr speaks to the head of the Coalition for Regional Transportation, Phillip Wiedmeyer.
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