How did Beverly Hills successfully rise up against a plan to run a freeway through their city while Boyle Heights's efforts failed? Bev Hills had the money to commission studies that supported an argument against the plan; Boyle Heights did not, and today it has six major freeways cutting through, each a reminder that "just because a highway ended up in part of a city doesn't mean that part of the city wants it there." [CityLab, image via Sterling Davis]
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