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Old 09-11-2012, 10:38 PM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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I get what you are saying but I am talking specifically about the large cities. They cut right through the middle of cities, dividing neighborhoods, and making people car dependant.
Every city has interstate freeways, almost all interstates in cities cut through the middle of neighborhoods, and they didn't just pop up in Texas or the rest of the US a couple years ago. They've been around since the 50's/60's.
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Old 09-11-2012, 10:44 PM
 
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I love the highway system having lived before they were common.Love road trips especaily now that you don't go thru every little town.I hate trian trips altho some think they are like movie which they were not.
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Old 09-11-2012, 10:53 PM
 
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Study just released showed that people with a gut are more likely to have heart problems than more distributed overweight person.
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Old 09-11-2012, 10:56 PM
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Location: Fort Worth
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Every city has interstate freeways, almost all interstates in cities cut through the middle of neighborhoods, and they didn't just pop up in Texas or the rest of the US a couple years ago. They've been around since the 50's/60's.
Not every city.

Every city does have SOME form of a major highway, though...
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Old 09-12-2012, 04:01 AM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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Not every city.

Every city does have SOME form of a major highway, though...
I meant every MAJOR city, obviously Podunk, USA will rarely have one.
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