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Originally Posted by Yuri
One of the most peculiar characteristic of American big cities is the freeway loops that cut completely cut their Downtowns from the rest of the cities. The negative impacts are very well documented and they're one of the main responsible for the urban decline between the 1950's and 1990's.
As recently there are many projects about removals (Rochester, Detroit, Houston), I thought we could discuss those projects or potential ones.
I was map googling Dallas and to me the northern section of their loop seems completely useless: https://www.google.com/maps/@32.7852...8057323,14.58z . They've buried part of it, but if they completely get rid of it, it doesn't look like it would have a major impact.
What are your thoughts? |
The Woodall Rogers is actually pretty busy. Traffic around downtown during rush hour already is a nightmare so I think without it, it would be even worse. Plus, it's the best way to get to areas just north of it; McKinney Ave./ Victory Park areas.