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A Project Mends a Gash in the Street Grid of Washington
Change is well underway at a long dysfunctional and unhealthy plot of the captial's streetscape. The stub of an urban highway on Massachusetts Ave, just blocks from the Capitol Building, is being "decked" and built over in an effort to restore the city's vibrant street grid. Eugene Meyer of The New...Read more -
Experts share why they believe NY will tear down I-81, put traffic on Syracuse streets
Another aging freeway may be headed for demolition as state officials in New York contemplate the future of Syracuse's Interstate 81. Nearing the end of its natural lifespan, I-81 is a physical and social barrier through Syracuse, and indicators statewide hint at its oncoming demise. Charley...Read more -
Are You Embracing New Urbanism Yet? What Are You Waiting For?
The movement for new, sustainable, and healthy urbanism continues to expand its reach this week with the kickoff of the fourth annual New Urbanism Film Festival (NUFF) in Los Angeles. Featuring such films as "Through the Place" and "Accidental Parkland," the festival introduces the movement to a...Read more -
To end the affordable housing crisis, Washington needs to legalize Main Street
The burdensome and restrictive over-regulation of America's small towns and centers have long plagued efforts by planners and developers to reimagine these places as vibrant and multi purposed communities. This reality may be changing, however, as calls increase from across the political spectrum...Read more -
USDOT Secretary Moves to Heal Scars of Urban Renewal
In the last months of the Obama administration, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx has set his sights on reversing the negative effects of transportation infrastructure on underprivileged urban places, reports Sam Ross-Brown this week for The American Prospect . According to Ross-Brown, Foxx's...Read more