***tear down the slums to build city freeways and expressways.***
I have read that the only part of I-40 that is unfinished is through Memphis Tn as it will go right throught the slumiest part of town.
They had no problem with that in Nashville. They tore them out and built the freeway.
We live an hour outside of Memphis. You would NOT want to have car trouble in a bad area there. I stopped going to my favorite mall there years ago because of all the crime. Even in the revitalized mid-town area the crime is bad.