Design and Architecture Bridges and Walls: The Future of Freeways Hosted by Frances Anderton Mar. 20, 2018 Listen 29 min MORE Bumper to bumper traffic on the westbound Santa Monica Freeway in 1970, four years after its opening. Courtesy of the Photo Collection, Los Angeles Public Library. From this Episode: The health impact of living near freeways Studies have shown that living near freeways can lead to all sorts of negative health outcomes, from asthma and heart attacks to pre-term births and even autism. There’s... 6 min Freeways used to symbolize freedom. Not anymore. Freeways were originally conceived as part of a vision for a better tomorrow. 9 min A new freeway proposed for the High Desert With all the complaints about traffic jams and the push for multimodal transit alternatives, you might think we’ve gotten past the era of building new freeways in Southern... 8 min What will freeways look like in the future? Is the High Desert Corridor the last gasp for freeways? Or will they always be part of our lives? 5 min Credits Host: Frances Anderton Producers: Frances Anderton, Avishay Artsy