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St. Louis' Design Challenge: final designs support removing I-70
Submitted by norabeck on Thu, 08/26/2010 - 10:32amThe five final designs were released last week for the Framing a Modern Masterpiece international design competition, sponsored by The City+The Arch+The River 2015.... read more »
Watch for Falling Infrastructure: The Benefits of Freeway Rollback Covered in the NY Times (Quotes CNU)
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Tue, 07/13/2010 - 9:39pmYesterday's New York Times had a smart piece by Sam Dolnick on the increasingly serious prospect that the elevated Sheridan Expressway will come down and be replaced by a livable street — a pedestrian- and business-friendly boulevard or other improved surface street.
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Parlez Vous Urbanisme? Radio Canada TV reports on subtracting a freeway, adding jobs & vitality
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Thu, 09/24/2009 - 10:27amI had the opportunity to serve as location scout for a smart reporter/photographer team from Montreal as they explored Milwaukee's experience with removing the .8 mile Park East Freeway.
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What can Detroit learn from Istanbul?
Submitted by logannash on Tue, 07/28/2009 - 12:26pm“When you hear Detroit,” John Norquist told me cryptically yesterday morning, “think Istanbul.” I had just been shown an essay John wrote for the latest issue of the magazine Monocle, a
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Buffalo: Dead or Alive?
Submitted by JNorquist on Wed, 07/22/2009 - 10:18amBuffalo is a port on Lake Erie with no visible connection to the lake. The entire shoreline is separated from the neighborhood fabric of Buffalo by grade separated highways.
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And Then There Were Two: The Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Scenarios
Submitted by Carl.Beien on Tue, 12/16/2008 - 1:14pmThe planning board for the replacement of the Alaskan Way Viaduct is proving itself punctual, as this latest report has come out, whittling down the 8 replacement scenarios into two "hybrid" scenarios
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Philly Ink Biz Blog Finds Norquist's Call to Tear Down I-95 "Seductive"
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Fri, 12/05/2008 - 7:36amPhiladelphia Inquirer business reporter and columnist Joseph DiStefano sees business opportunity in the call from CNU Board member Sam Sherman and CNU CEO John Norquist (who was in town to pick up an
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News Findings Support the Case for Boulevards in Seattle
Submitted by Carl.Beien on Tue, 11/18/2008 - 1:07pmCary Moon and Julia Parrett over at the People's Waterfront Coalition have just sent out their weekly update, and it is exciting indeed.
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Doing Away with the Alaskan Way
Submitted by Carl.Beien on Fri, 11/14/2008 - 3:22pmThe Governor has said the Alaskan Way Viaduct must be gone by 2012. The DOT is whittling ten options down to three.
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Protesting Route 5 in Buffalo
Submitted by norabeck on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 9:39amLocal television station covers the Route 5/Skyway construction and protests by local residents who are demanding more of the NYSDOT.... read more »