A proposal for transforming the 1940s Iberville complex in downtown New Orleans into a denser mixed-income neighborhood, hinges on removal of I-10, an elevated highway, which in the 1960’s replaced Claiborne Avenue, a broad tree-lined boulevard that was then a bustling African-American commercial strip. An article published this week in the New York Times Critic’s Notebook column highlights the project, and... Read more »
According to the March 23, 2011 Streetsblog , NPR didn’t get it quite right in reporting that Cleveland is replacing a freeway with a tree-lined pedestrian-friendly boulevard a la the Embarcadero in SF or Park East in Milwaukee. Although the elevated freeway is coming down, the ODOT has reportedly nixed a reduction of the speed limit... Read more »
THE ARCHITECT’S NEWSPAPER 02.21.2011 Chicago’s Lawrence Avenue to Get a Trim Planned ‘road diet’ will bring bike lanes, street trees, and pedestrian amenities to major commercial corridor Lawrence Avenue east of Western Avenue will include curb extensions with bioswales and pedestrian refuges. Courtesy CDOT Crossing the street in Chicago is about to get a little... Read more »