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Could removing I-5 from downtown improve life and traffic in Seattle?

File photo of Interstate 5 passing through downtown Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Joshua McNichols
File photo of Interstate 5 passing through downtown Seattle.

Bill Radke speaks with senior editor at The Urbanist, Doug Trumm, about his idea to rip out I-5 from downtown Seattle.

In an recent article, Trumm argued that I-5 should be removed from I-90 to 520 and the land used for parks, affordable housing and business development. 

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