Highway Removal
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Talking Headways Podcast: Crown Prince of Fresh Air
What would you think of a city planner, out ruffling feathers with his bold ideas about density and urbanism -- who commutes to work an hour each way from his ranch way outside the city? Ironic -- or hypocritical? That's the question we wrestle with in our discussion of Brad Buchanan, the head honcho at Denver's Department of Community Planning and Development.
August 19, 2014
Other Cities Look to Tear Down Their Old Highways, But Not Denver
Denver has one of those golden opportunities that many American cities are seizing: An elevated highway that damaged neighborhoods is nearing the end of its life, giving the city an opening to repair the harm.
July 18, 2014
Moving Cars vs. Investing in Places — The Struggle for American Cities
In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Governor Scott Walker and Mayor Tom Barrett are brawling in the press over a proposed highway project -- a fight that exemplifies the enormous rift in America about what transportation policy should accomplish.
July 9, 2014
Battle Lines Drawn Over Syracuse Highway Teardown
To keep the aging relic blighting downtown, or tear it down?
May 1, 2014
Washington DOT Chief: Seattle’s Big Highway Tunnel Might Not Get Built
Nearly five months after coming to a halt beneath the city of Seattle, Bertha -- the largest tunnel boring machine in the world -- is still immobilized. It had barely begun to clear space for the underground highway meant to replace the aging Alaskan Way Viaduct when it broke down late last year.
April 30, 2014
Goodbye Downtown New Haven Highway, Hello 1,300 Parking Spaces?
Advocates for livable streets in New Haven have high hopes for the Downtown Crossing/Route 34 West projects, made possible by a highway teardown that will open 16 acres of prime, center-city land.
April 29, 2014
You Can Now Bring Street Transformations to Life With Google Street View
If you ever want to show someone that it's possible to change streets and cities for the better, Google Street View can now help you do it.
April 25, 2014
Talking Headways Podcast: Escobar’s Escalator
Did you go to the World Urban Forum in Medellín, Colombia, last week? Neither did your hosts Jeff Wood and I, but we sure found a lot to say about it anyway on this week's Talking Headways podcast. Medellín's remarkable urban transformation -- undertaken in the midst of war -- has gotten a lot of well-deserved attention lately for making the city's transportation infrastructure more equitable.
April 17, 2014
Talking Headways Podcast: Let Them Drive Cars
Quick quiz: What city is the world leader in highway teardowns? San Francisco? Portland? Madrid?
April 9, 2014
Talking Headways Podcast: One More Freeway Without a Future
So, Bertha is stuck digging an enormous highway tunnel underneath Seattle. Jeff Wood and I ask the essential question: Does Seattle really need to spend $2.8 billion on a new traffic sewer, when traffic on the Alaskan Way Viaduct has been plummeting?
February 26, 2014