freeway teardown

Back to Boulevards

Submitted by gmyrek on Thu, 01/10/2008 - 6:06pm.
Description: 6/2/06 4:00pm-5:00pm Surface streets have replaced freeways in San Francisco,New York, Portland, and Milwaukee. Now Buffalo, Louisville, and Seattle are all contemplating what to do with crumbling urban freeways that separate their downtowns from their waterfronts and channelize ... read more »

Multiway Boulevards: Yesterday, Today, And Tomorrow*

Submitted by Filmanowicz on Fri, 06/22/2007 - 3:15pm.
Description: This session explores the many dimensions of multiway boulevards, from their early history, evolution, adaptation, and fall into disfavor in American cities to their rediscovered appropriateness today as complex, multi-modal places. Three new multiway boulevards designed by Citywor... read more »

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Mr. DOT Secretary, Tear Down this Wall*

Submitted by Filmanowicz on Thu, 05/10/2007 - 8:00pm.
Description: While the economic benefits of removing urban freeways are well documented, the transportation benefits are still debated. Questions about the impact on traffic can present an obstacle to revitalization. Experiences from San Francisco and Seoul, South Korea, show that traffic is ef... read more »

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Razing Freeways, Raising Values

Submitted by Filmanowicz on Thu, 04/12/2007 - 5:05pm.
Description: Cities across North America are removing freeways to ignite reinvestment. Recognizing the destruction of neighborhoods and land values caused by urban freeways, communities are choosing alternatives that restore torn fabric through rich street networks and create value through good... read more »

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