Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Hunts Point

Tonight: Learn All About Tearing Down the Sheridan

By Noah Kazis | Feb 15, 2011 | 6 Comments

With a new administration at the state DOT, now is a critical moment for the fight to tear down the under-used Sheridan Expressway and turn the area into new housing, jobs, and public space. Tonight, bring your questions and ideas to a town hall hosted by the South Bronx River Watershed Alliance. SBRWA will make […]

Advocates: State DOT Analysis Engineered to Preclude Sheridan Teardown

By Noah Kazis | Jul 14, 2010 | 28 Comments

The Sheridan Expressway runs only 1.25 miles between the Cross-Bronx and Bruckner Expressways. This option, one of two remaining alternatives, would remove it entirely. Image: NYSDOT At a public meeting last night, the state Department of Transportation released a traffic analysis of the proposal to tear down the Sheridan Expressway, the Moses-era "highway to nowhere" […]

The Winning Transpo Formula for a Third Term: Sustainability + Populism

By Kate Slevin | Nov 9, 2009 | 13 Comments

Mr. Bloomberg, tear down this highway. A vision of West Farms Road with housing and shops instead of the Sheridan Expressway. Image: South Bronx River Watershed Alliance. Following Tuesday’s citywide elections, Streetsblog asked leading advocates and experts to lay out their ideas for the next four years of New York City transportation policy. What should […]

Stim Funds to Kickstart South Bronx Greenway

By Ben Fried | Apr 3, 2009 | 4 Comments

The Lafayette Avenue section of the South Bronx Greenway. Before/after: Sustainable South Bronx. We’ve got a few more details about another local ped-bike project getting a lift from stimulus cash. The street improvements announced for Hunts Point and Port Morris in the Bronx will fund the first three sections of the South Bronx Greenway. This […]