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 »
More on the irrationality of current traffic congestion measures, from Gateway Streets, a St. Louis blog: “… a closer look at the data in the Urban Mobility Report reveals a puzzling fact: despite reduced congestion on the region’s roads, commutes in St. Louis are getting longer than ever before. Peak hour commuters spent an average... Read more »
