Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Highway Removal

Covering the below-grade sections of the Cross-Bronx Expressway with parkland would produce significant public health dividends, according to a new paper from researchers at Columbia University. Photo: Google Maps

The Public Health Case for Decking Over the Cross-Bronx Expressway

By David Meyer | Jan 26, 2018 | 23 Comments

Capping the sunken parts of the highway with parks would be more than worth the cost once you factor in the health benefits of increased physical activity, according to researchers at Columbia University.

Buffalo Advocates Convince New York DOT to Rethink a Half-Baked Highway Removal

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 9, 2018 | No Comments

The state had pushed a "boulevard" design that was too much like the highway it was supposed to replace.

Texas DOT Open to Burying Highway That Cuts Through Dallas

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 18, 2017 | No Comments

Though it's not the highway teardown advocates want, TxDOT is now considering putting 1.3-miles of I-345 underground.

The state DOT plan calls for a highway ramp abutting the Bronx River and flying over part of Concrete Plant Park.

Tell State DOT Hunts Point Doesn’t Need Another Highway Blocking Access to the Bronx River

By David Meyer | Oct 16, 2017 | 29 Comments

The public has until Wednesday, October 18, to tell the New York State Department of Transportation to alter a plan for new Bruckner Expressway ramps that would cut Hunts Point off from the Bronx River.

Meet the new Sheridan "Boulevard." As envisioned by New York State DOT, it's not much different than today's Sheridan Expressway. Image: State DOT

Cuomo’s Sheridan Expressway Plan Is Not What the South Bronx Asked For

By David Meyer | Jun 30, 2017 | 27 Comments

South Bronx advocates are raising the alarm about the Cuomo administration's plans for the Sheridan Expressway, saying the state DOT is rushing ahead with a project that ignores years of advocacy for safer neighborhood streets with less truck traffic.

The state DOT's initial concept for the Sheridan Expressway replacement would remain a wide, dangerous street designed mainly to move large trucks. Image: NY Governor's Office

Will Cuomo Botch the Sheridan Expressway Removal?

By Jay Arzu | Jun 8, 2017 | 9 Comments

The Cuomo administration intends to decommission the Sheridan Expressway, which cuts off South Bronx neighborhoods from the Bronx River. But will it turn the Sheridan into a walkable street or a wide, rumbling arterial for trucks?

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