What do you call a highway program that just keeps going long after its original goals were achieved? A zombie highway. Blueprint America -- with The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer -- goes to Birmingham, Alabama, to look into the Northern Beltline, a road that will cost more than $3 billion, most of which will be paid for by taxpayers nationwide.
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THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER :: August 11th, 2009
Zombie Highways: Video: Full Report
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THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER :: August 10th, 2009
Zombie Highways: Overview
Blueprint America -- with The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer -- in a report from Alabama on how America's highways are built and funded -- often times at the expense of mass-transit development.
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THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER :: August 10th, 2009
Zombie Highways: Web Video: Does Birmingham deserve the Northern Beltline?
Rick Karr, Blueprint America correspondent, analyzes an exchange with Phillip Wiedmeyer, a leading advocate for Birmingham's Northern Beltline, about the argument for more highway building in Alabama.
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THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER :: August 10th, 2009
Zombie Highways: Web Video: What about the environment?
Blueprint America correspondent Rick Karr in a web report from Alabama on the environmental impact of building highways, and the growth they can create.
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