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Highways to Boulevards
Grade-Separated Highway Makes Way for Complete Street in West Sacramento
Submitted by mcarney on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 11:33am
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News from New Haven on the Oak Street Connector (Route 34)
Submitted by Caitlin Ghoshal on Fri, 11/04/2011 - 3:05pmIn 1959, the Oak Street Connector (Route 34) was built on 26 acres in downtown New Haven, interrupting the lives of and displacing 600 residents. On November 10, the New Haven Urban Design League and residents hope to interrupt the well-laid plans at City Hall with a call for a better boulevard des... read more »
The Vote on Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct
Submitted by norabeck on Wed, 08/17/2011 - 5:17pmThe results of Seattle's referendum on the Alaskan Way Viaduct are in and it doesn't look good for urbanism, transit, or Seattle's taxpayers.
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Streetfilms Takes on Highway Removal with CNU's John Norquist
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Tue, 03/29/2011 - 2:15pmThe latest edition of Streetfilms' "Moving Beyond the Automobile" series takes a look at Highway Removal.
CNU's John Norquist sets the stage:
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Tunnel Option Extends Life of Elevated Highway Despite Known Risk of Earthquake
Submitted by norabeck on Wed, 03/16/2011 - 3:44pmRecent events in Japan have added yet another twist to the ongoing saga of Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct. Before the earthquake and resulting tsunami, the Mayor and City Council duked it out over whether or not the City of Seattle would commit to replacing the damaged Alaskan Way Viaduct with a deep... read more »
War on Cars? Or War on the Carless?
Submitted by norabeck on Sat, 01/29/2011 - 11:46amSeattle's Publicola, in anticipation of an upcoming panel discussion on the War on Cars, invited two of their panelists to guest editorials. David Roberts, from Grist, wrote The War on the Carless.
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Alaskan Way Viaduct
Submitted by Sam Newberg - J... on Thu, 12/16/2010 - 1:34pmCheck out this excellent article in Grist about the Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle, featuring an article with Cary Moon, spokesperson forthe People's Waterfront Coalition.
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Highway to Boulevard?: Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct
Submitted by Colleen Foran on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 12:14pmIn 2008, it was announced that Seattle’s major north-south thoroughfare, the Alaskan Way Viaduct, was beyond repair and would need to be torn down by 2012.
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Highway to Boulevard Conversions Appear in Tiger II Grants
Submitted by norabeck on Fri, 10/15/2010 - 1:57pmThe New Haven Register is reporting that Phase 1 of the Downtown Crossing -- which will begin to remove Route 34 from downtown -- has been awarded a $16 million dollar Tiger II grant.... read more »
Sign the petition to save New Orleans' Charity Hospital
Submitted by norabeck on Tue, 08/31/2010 - 11:50amThe City of New Orleans is grappling with what to do with Charity Hospital. The proposed LSU/VA medical complex would permanently abandon Charity Hospital, leaving one of the most beautiful buildings in the city to sit blighted with no plans for reuse.... read more »