Comments on: Freeways to Parks & Parkways http://cityparksblog.org/2009/07/07/freeways-to-parks-parkways/ A Chronicle of the Urban Parks Movement Sun, 27 May 2012 01:41:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Building More Freeways to reduce traffic?? « Urbinsanity http://cityparksblog.org/2009/07/07/freeways-to-parks-parkways/#comment-1684 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:30:02 +0000 http://cityparksblog.org/?p=914#comment-1684 [...] it they will come” theory. And I guess I am not the only one who feels this way. According to this, there are a few places starting to think a little [...]

]]> By: Coleen http://cityparksblog.org/2009/07/07/freeways-to-parks-parkways/#comment-509 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:24:53 +0000 http://cityparksblog.org/?p=914#comment-509 Apparently Baltimore is thinking about tearing down a mile-long stretch of the Jones Falls Expressway (http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bal-bz.jfx17may17,0,7643521.story).

There is also the “Highway to Nowhere” in West Baltimore, an unfinished section of what was to be an extension of I-70 into the city, is now designated as part of U.S. 40. Mayor Dixon wants to get rid of that too.

And there is also a highway in Milwaukee that was removed and turned into a Boulevard.

]]> By: Randy Simes http://cityparksblog.org/2009/07/07/freeways-to-parks-parkways/#comment-496 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:48:23 +0000 http://cityparksblog.org/?p=914#comment-496 Cincinnati’s Fort Washington Way which connects I-71 with I-75 near Cincinnati’s riverfront would merit removal. Luckily for Cincinnati they decided to consolidate and bury that stretch of highway a few years ago. Once capped the highway won’t even be noticeable, but I think could still merit removal as it could be replaced by a buried high-speed rail station in the heart of Cincinnati’s center city.

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