Why cities should dismantle highways | SmartPlanet
- Denver, where a light rail partnership changes the dynamic from suburban sprawl to transit-oriented development.
- Washington, D.C., where the “Circulator” bus offers easy transport to the city’s array of downtown attractions.
- New York City, where thousands of miles of bicycle lanes and select no-auto zones have “done a lot to prioritize the pedestrian.”
- Cleveland, where officials took over a parking structure for cultural events and seek to tear down a highway that blocks the waterfront.
- Dallas, where the Woodall Rodgers Deck Park mitigates a major freeway dividing the city’s downtown and uptown districts.
- New Haven, where an elevated highway is being dismantled in favor of a level boulevard.
- Providence, where a highway was moved and replaced with the WaterFire public art project and an economic opportunity zone for technology startups. “They realized that having a highway in the middle of downtown is actually a huge waste of space,” Lind said.
- Oklahoma City, where the aging Crosstown Expressway was dismantled in favor of a park.
- Portland, Ore., where city officials have redirected funds meant for the Mount Hood Freeway to the MAX Light Rail system.
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