Street Grid to Replace Old I-81 in Syracuse, NYS Decides
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New York State says it will tear down an elevated highway in Syracuse and replace it with a walkable street grid.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Highway Removal
Seattle’s Viadoom: The ‘Carmageddon’ That Wasn’t
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We've seen this before: Freeways induce driving and when one closes people adapt their choices accordingly. There is no "carmageddon" after all.
Biking Way up in Seattle During Highway Closure
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Biking has almost doubled along major corridors in Seattle as the city enters the fourth day of “Viadoom” — the highly publicized closure of State Route 99. Viadoom — or the “period of maximum constraint,” as city officials have called it was billed as a potentially paralyzing traffic nightmare. Monday began the three week period when […]
North Carolina DOT Threatens to Steamroll Asheville’s Highway-to-Boulevard Plans
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Asheville has a plan to salvage part of its city from a highway. But North Carolina DOT wants to rush forward with a highway rebuild without committing to that plan.
Building Highways Made Racial Segregation Worse. Can Removing Them Undo That Legacy?
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The teardown of I-81 in Syracuse presents an opportunity to rebuild Syracuse in a way that rights past injustices.
A New Neighborhood Will Replace a Sunken Rochester Highway
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With a portion of the Inner Loop highway filled in, Rochester is ready to reconnect its downtown to the East End neighborhood.