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Highway Teardowns Benefitting Traffic Flow and City Life

Posted by: Nate Berg

8 July 2009 - 8:00am

The Infrastructurist offers four case studies of cities that have removed highways. The result: less congestion.

"Of course, improving congestion is not the main reason why a city would want to knock down a poorly planned highway–the reasons for that are plentiful, and might include improving citizen health, restoring the local environment, and energizing the regional economy. More efficient traffic flow is just a wonderful side benefit.

Sound dubious? Here are several examples of how three cities (and their drivers) have fared better after highways that should never have been built in the first place were taken down."

In each of these cases, the removed highways have been replaced with new public spaces and parks.

Full Story: Huh?! 4 Cases Of How Tearing Down A Highway Can Relieve Traffic Jams (And Save Your City)
Source: The Infrastructurist, July 6, 2009
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Very nice.

Submitted by ConcernedAboutW... on Fri, 07/10/2009 - 11:38.

Almost makes me wish that Winnipeg had some freeways to tear down!

...almost.

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