More Cities Are Banishing Highways Underground — And Building Parks on Top

[scalziand]

Hartford has decked several parts of I91 and I84, and is getting ready to do more of I84 soon.

Riverfront Plaza on I91:

http://crja.com/project/riverfront-plaza-i-91/

Heaven Park, formerly New Ross, County Wexford Park over I84:
<--This crummy bit in the corner here
http://www.baseballparks.com/indepth...n-donuts-park/


Upcoming plan to demolish the rollercoaster-like Aetna Viaduct which brings I84 downtown from the west and put it below grade, with provision for air-rights development.
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[BG918]

Interesting project in Tulsa where they are currently building two land bridges over a busy street to connect an adjacent park to the river banks:





https://www.crossland.com/projects/a...a-land-bridges

[ColDayMan]

Originally Posted by McBane

Yes, I've seen this before. Anyone familiar enough with this project to post a picture or Google Streetview link? For those who haven't seen it, it's a very good example.

Also cool - those buildings in the Bronx that sit right over 95 after the Geo Wash Bridge.

Sorry for the delay.




www.chicagotribune.com

The design is a tribute to the old Union Station building which used to sit on the site...torn down for I-670. Oh, the irony...




And Columbus has more caps'uh'comin'!


www.columbusunderground.com