“Rethinking I-81”: OCL’s Study Blog

Posted May 20, 2009

Stent (or Dagger?) in the Heart of Town: Urban Freeways in Syracuse, 1944-1967 The 1961 Decisions in Syracuse, by SU political scientists Guthrie Birkhead, Roscoe Martin, and others, explored a series of case studies of metropolitan action in Syracuse in the Post–World War II era. The study focused on public decision-making and the relative influence... Read more »

“Rethinking I-81” – OCL’s Study Blog

Posted July 17, 2008

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

Posted July 3, 2008

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 »