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'OPB Politics Now': Portland Girds For A Freeway Fight

By Julie Sabatier (OPB), Jeff Mapes (OPB), Sage Van Wing (OPB) and Geoff Norcross (OPB)
Oct. 12, 2017 4:44 p.m.
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A proposed Interstate 5 expansion through the Rose Quarter has become about much more than a few more highway lanes. It touches on racism, privilege, Portland’s relationship with the state and how leaders envision the city.

We talk about where the battle lines are being drawn and dig into the history of Portland's difficult relationship with freeway projects. Host Julie Sabatier talks to OPB senior political reporter Jeff Mapes and Portland Mercury news editor Dirk VanderHart.

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