Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Highway Removal

Nominee Buttigieg Talks of ‘Righting the Wrong’ of Racist Freeways

By Aaron Short | Dec 22, 2020 | No Comments

“It’s disproportionately Black and brown neighborhoods that were divided by highway projects because they didn’t have the political capital to resist,” Buttigieg said on Sunday. "We have a chance to get that right.”

This is the kind of Moses legacy today's urbanists want to retire. Photo: Texas Dept. of Transportation

Vision Zero Cities Conference: How to Repeal the Legacy of Robert Moses

By Kea Wilson | Oct 20, 2020 | No Comments

We can shatter Robert Moses's blueprint for cities across America — and the injustices that endure to this day — but it's not easy.

The new Sheridan Boulevard. Courtesy: Gov. Cuomo's office

Gov. Cuomo Celebrates New Sheridan Boulevard, But Advocates Still Wary

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 12, 2019 | No Comments

The former Sheridan Expressway is now a less-highway-like fast roadway akin to West Street in Manhattan, which was built on the site of the former West Side Highway.

This used to be a highway — for cars. Now it's a well-used bike path. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

Cycle of Rage: New Streetfilms Doc Shows New York’s Bike Infrastructure Is Ultimately a Joke

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 20, 2019 | 19 Comments

Watch the latest Streetfilms documentary by Clarence Eckerson Jr. and you will realize that all we get are tiny improvements, at best, from Mayor de Blasio.

The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway is in danger of collapse. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Wall Street Journal Scribe Joins Streetsblog in Calling for BQE Teardown

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 9, 2018 | 29 Comments

It's time for a boulevard-style roadway, not a $4-billion highway repair.

The state DOT plan calls for highway ramps on Edgewater Road abutting the Bronx River and flying over part of Concrete Plant Park.

De Blasio Can Still Stop State DOT From Building Highway Ramps By the Bronx River

By Ben Fried | Sep 27, 2018 | 1 Comment

So far, City Hall has watched passively as New York State DOT plows forward with a plan to cut off Hunts Point from the Bronx River with new Bruckner ramps. But the mayor still has leverage at his disposal, if he cares enough to use it.

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