Highway Removal
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THE STRINGER PLAN: Buses, Buses, Buses — And Pedestrianized Zones, Bike Highways and Far Fewer Placards
The comptroller candidate would build more bike lanes, pedestrianize more of the city, completely reform parking rules, massively reduce the issuance of parking placards to city employees, boost transit and reduce community boards' power.
February 10, 2021
Nominee Buttigieg Talks of ‘Righting the Wrong’ of Racist Freeways
December 22, 2020
Vision Zero Cities Conference: How to Repeal the Legacy of Robert Moses
We can shatter Robert Moses's blueprint for cities across America — and the injustices that endure to this day — but it's not easy.
October 20, 2020
Gov. Cuomo Celebrates New Sheridan Boulevard, But Advocates Still Wary
The former Sheridan Expressway is now a less-highway-like fast roadway akin to West Street in Manhattan, which was built on the site of the former West Side Highway.
December 12, 2019
Cycle of Rage: New Streetfilms Doc Shows New York’s Bike Infrastructure Is Ultimately a Joke
Watch the latest Streetfilms documentary by Clarence Eckerson Jr. and you will realize that all we get are tiny improvements, at best, from Mayor de Blasio.
June 20, 2019
Wall Street Journal Scribe Joins Streetsblog in Calling for BQE Teardown
It's time for a boulevard-style roadway, not a $4-billion highway repair.
November 9, 2018
De Blasio Can Still Stop State DOT From Building Highway Ramps By the Bronx River
So far, City Hall has watched passively as New York State DOT plows forward with a plan to cut off Hunts Point from the Bronx River with new Bruckner ramps. But the mayor still has leverage at his disposal, if he cares enough to use it.
September 27, 2018
I-81 Teardown Upstate Gains Ally In Rachel May’s Victory Over IDC Rogue
The insurgent wave that threw out all but one former IDC member offers a streetscape benefit upstate.
September 25, 2018
North Carolina DOT Threatens to Steamroll Asheville’s Highway-to-Boulevard Plans
Residents of Asheville, North Carolina, thought they had fended off the highway widening the state wanted to ram through neighborhoods just outside downtown. North Carolina DOT has other ideas.
June 28, 2018
Building Highways Made Racial Segregation Worse. Can Removing Them Undo That Legacy?
The teardown of I-81 in Syracuse presents an opportunity to rebuild Syracuse in a way that rights past injustices.
June 7, 2018
