Claiborne Expressway, NOLA: CNU Freeway Without a Future #3

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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 »

Gridlock! Traffic! Crying Wolf in Seoul

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What would happen if they took out what was considered a vital traffic artery carrying 168,000 cars per day? Lots! Improved travel time, improved environment, increased property values, more public space, revitalized central business district. Kamala Rao, MCIP, Transportation Planner in Vancouver, BC, and a Sightline board member, profiles Seoul’s success story of urban highway removal... Read more »

More Cities are Razing Urban Highways

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Removal of aging highways is a strategy some cities are using to try and boost their downtown districts http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2011/0302/Downtown-need-a-makeover-More-cities-are-razing-urban-highways – Christian Science Monitor By Jeremy Kutner, Correspondent / March 2, 2011 New Haven, Conn. In New Haven, Conn., a mistake of the past – one that displaced hundreds, razed a neighborhood, and physically divided a city – is finally set to... Read more »

Chicago’s Lawrence Avenue to Get a Trim

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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 »