Divided City Solutions

[Grzrd]

USDOT recently awarded Atlanta $47.6 million for construction of the Atlanta Street Car.  One of several justifications for the project is that it will reconnect the Sweet Auburn community (now divided from downtown by the I-75/85 Downtown Connector) to the rest of downtown Atlanta: http://ww2.ajcmobile.com/autojuice/?targetUrl=http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/pricey-streetcar-wont-ease-726307.html

Other solutions to similar perceived problems in other cities appear to be:

(1) Stop project before it proceeds too far (Memphis/ Overton Park)
(2) John Norquist/ CNU "Highways to Boulevards" (New Haven, advocated for Philly I-95, etc.
(3) Proposed "trench" (Birmingham)
(4) Have limited number of at-grade intersections (Bruce Watkins Drive - KC)
(5) Explore interstate as a possible solution to economic woes (Shreveport ICC)

USDOT & HUD recently jointly awarded $68 million in grants to projects around country.  With HUD involvement, I assume some of that money will be intended to identify other solutions.

I'm just curious as to what other "solutions" have been proposed/ implemented throughout the country?

[TheStranger]

(6) Put it underground (Seattle, Boston)
(7) Cancel/Demolish (San Francisco)

[Scott5114]

(8) Reroute the corridor to follow a more natural cutoff line like a river (Oklahoma City)

[Chris]

(9) accept that high-standard infrastructure is needed.

[mightyace]

Or, a less diplomatic way of saying what Chris said:

(9) Tell the NIMBYs and other anti-Freeway people that we need this and to (bleep) off!

[Zmapper]

(10) Beltway around the city.

[Revive 755]

Reroute the corridor to follow a more natural cutoff line like a river (Oklahoma City)

So a few years later the Medievalists can complain about the corridor blocking the city from the river as in St. Louis and Lousiville?  

[Duke87]

Reroute the corridor to follow a more natural cutoff line like a river (Oklahoma City)

But then it cuts off access to the waterfront!

[Zmapper]

Reroute the corridor to follow a more natural cutoff line like a river (Oklahoma City)

But then it cuts off access to the waterfront!

Then put it on top of the river.



Oh wait, Seoul ripped out a freeway that was on top of a river.

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

Cap and trench (modified solution 3) - Columbus (I-670/north innerbelt & I-71/70 [east & south innerbelt])
Also parallel active or abandon RR right of way (I-670 east from DT Columbus, I-71 and Oh 315 north from I-670)

[Scott5114]

Reroute the corridor to follow a more natural cutoff line like a river (Oklahoma City)

But then it cuts off access to the waterfront!

It's Oklahoma City. Who gives a fuck about the river?

[hm insulators]

11. Bicker, sue, tie up in court, tie up in court some more, completely subvert the will of the rest of the major metropolitan area that wants the freeway built, whine, fuss, repeat all of the above ad nauseum for more than 50 years (South Pasadena, California vs. I-710).

[algorerhythms]

Reroute the corridor to follow a more natural cutoff line like a river (Oklahoma City)

But then it cuts off access to the waterfront!

It's Oklahoma City. Who gives a fuck about the river?

There's a river in Oklahoma City?

[hm insulators]

Reroute the corridor to follow a more natural cutoff line like a river (Oklahoma City)

But then it cuts off access to the waterfront!

It's Oklahoma City. Who gives a fuck about the river?

There's a river in Oklahoma City?

There's even a river in Phoenix.

[agentsteel53]

There's even a river in Phoenix.

not anymore.  He OD'd.

[kj3400]

There's even a river in Phoenix.

not anymore.  He OD'd.

just like LA, huh? XD