South Park has (Highway) 99 problems

South Park has (Highway) 99 problems

Published: July 1, 2026

Duration: 17:10

Highway 99 was built through Seattle’s South Park neighborhood in the late 1950s, as a way to support the city’s burgeoning industrial sector.

Now, nearly 70 years later, the city has worked with community advocates to make a change, which could even include removing the highway from South Park altogether.

We’ll hear more from a community advocate from the Reconnect South Park coalition.

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