“Urban freeways across America are monuments to environmental racism.”

Inside Climate News: Expansion of I-45 in Downtown Houston Is on Hold, for Now, in a Traffic-Choked, Divided Region

“Urban freeways across America are monuments to environmental racism, and the Expansion of I-45 would be iconic.”

“By TxDOT’s own measures and admission, the project will encroach upon or displace people’s homes, green spaces, places of worship, businesses, and schools in the same Black and brown neighborhoods that were torn apart by its original building.”

“People living along the freeway are forced to move or endure intensified exposures to environmental hazards.”

“We are not sure how many may already have moved, but we are in contact with residents every day who do not want to leave their neighborhoods or their homes.”