Posts Categorized: I-81

“Rethinking I-81” – OCL’s Study Blog

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Milwaukee’s Park East Freeway Removal   In 1971, the first section of Milwaukee’s Park East Freeway, connecting I-43 to downtown, was complete, and a block-wide swath of houses and businesses had been cleared to make way for continuation of the freeway to the lakefront.  But neighborhood and environmental activists created sufficient opposition to stop construction... Read more »

“Rethinking I-81” – OCL’s Study Blog

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Post #4 CREATING AN URBAN MOBILITY PLAN The issue of the redesign of the Route 81-Almond Street corridor is especially important because of its potential to strengthen the connection between downtown and the University Hill area, where the educational and medical institutions are expanding and planning further growth. These institutions will not only transform the Hill, they have... Read more »

“Rethinking I-81” – OCL’s Study Blog

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Post #3 PUTTING IT IN PERSPECTIVE II (Based on presentation to OCL by Dennis Connors, history curator, Onondaga Historical Association) How the Interstate Highway System Divided Syracuse It’s ironic that a city that was so vocal and concerned in 1927 about the possibility of an elevated railroad line creating a hostile barrier could allow one... Read more »

“Rethinking I-81” – OCL’s Study Blog

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PUTTING IT IN PERSPECTIVE (Adapted from a presentation by Dennis Connors, history curator, Onondaga Historical Association) History can give us perspective. When considering the future of the I-81 viaduct, it’s instructive to look back at past transportation corridor decisions that had major and longlasting impact on the area. When the Erie Canal became obsolete in... Read more »

The Onondaga Citizens League

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    EXTREME MAKEOVER:  HIGHWAY EDITION   Here are the facts:  Interstate 81’s bridges are nearing the end of their useful life. The elevated freeway cutting through the city of Syracuse suffers from structural deterioration that will require the bridges to be replaced, not just repaired, within the next several years.   The project, whatever... Read more »