Amid renewed calls to reimagine I-95, an expert panel gathered in Philly last week to talk shop about highway removal. Here are my takeaways.
Reimagining Urban Highways 2/23
Other cities have removed highways from their downtowns and lived to tell the tale. What can Philly learn from their example when it comes to our thinking about I-95?
Diana Lind talks urban highway removal at TEDx
Eyes on the Street begins its TEDxPhilly: The City video series with Diana Lind’s talk about cities pushing back against car-dominated landscapes, and her challenge for Philly to rethink a 3-mile stretch of I-95 along the Delaware waterfront.
What you were reading: Top 10 Eyes on the Street posts of 2011
From monderist destructo-porn and mosaic art to planning wonkery and The Porch: Eyes on the Street looks back at its 10 most-read posts of the year.
Urbanize this highway: Renewed calls to rethink I-95 and the Vine Street Expressway
Cities across America are turning urban highways into streets again. What if Philly rethought I-95 between the Walt Whitman and Benjamin Franklin bridges and the Vine Street Expressway as flexible, multi-modal urban streets? The time to plan for a new future is now.
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