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Here is what is being said about freeway fighting this week. If you come across any articles, feel free to share and please let me know if you have any questions.
Join us next week for our Freeway Fighters Monthly Meetup. The meeting is on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 4:00 – 5:00pm ET. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84259004521.
America Walks is running a campaign to submit comments to USDOT in support of stronger pedestrian safety ratings for vehicles. Right now USDOT’s proposal has it so that a car can fail a pedestrian safety test, and still get a top, 5-star safety rating. Comment submissions are due July 25, so if you have a moment all it takes is one click to submit through their portal.
Freeway Fighters News
Can Detroit’s I-375 redevelopment project right past racial wrongs?
One Detroit | July 16, 2023
Detroit’s Interstate 375: It’s considered to be the shortest highway in the country, stretching just over one mile long, and when it was constructed, it led to the destruction of two thriving African American communities, Black Bottom and Paradise Valley, in the city.
How Close Is the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway to Collapse? | Planetizen News
Planetizen July 17, 2023
Are fears of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway’s imminent collapse unfounded? Yes and no, according to an article by Clio Chang in Curbed.
‘Rethinking I-94’ looks to reconnect St. Paul neighborhoods, residents
Fox 9 News July 17, 2023
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) continues to study ways in which the creation of Interstate 94 impacted neighborhoods in St. Paul, and review ways in which it could potentially reconnect them more than 50 years later.
Fill in the I-94 trench? Add more lanes? Here are the options the state is studying for I … – MinnPost
MinnPost July 18, 2023
State transportation planners will explore rebuilding Interstate 94 at street level between downtown St. Paul and Minneapolis, filling in much of the trench where the freeway currently runs and creating new at-grade pedestrian crossings and bus lanes.
Interstate 94 design alternatives, released by MnDOT, get mixed reviews – Star Tribune
Star Tribune July 18, 2023
The Minnesota Department of Transportation released a slate of 10 alternatives Monday for repairing the heavily used stretch of Interstate 94 between Minneapolis and St. Paul, with hopes they might also help improve the freeway’s historically antagonistic relationship with the communities that live beside it.
Rethinking I-94: MnDOT highlights 10 scenarios, but some want a do-over
Pioneer Press July 18, 2023
When Houston’s massive Katy Freeway was further expanded to become the widest freeway in the world, drivers were in for an unfortunate surprise.
MnDOT details plans for the future of I-94
MPR News July 18, 2023
Minnesotans can give their feedback on what to do with a busy stretch of Interstate 94 between Minneapolis and St. Paul, the 7.5 miles marred in a history of displacing and polluting communities along the corridor.
Highway to healing: can removing a road restore America’s Black Wall Street? | Oklahoma
The Guardian July 18, 2023
Twenty-five years before Don Shaw was born in Greenwood, a white mob invaded the Tulsa neighborhood and killed more than 300 people.
Push to remove I-794 receives lots of backing at event, but two business groups remain cautious
The Business Journals July 18, 2023
Amid enthusiasm over potentially removing Interstate 794 bridges in Milwaukee to clear land for an urban neighborhood, two downtown business groups on Monday raised points of caution and concern.
Proposal to tear down Milwaukee freeway sparks debate | The Daily Reporter
The Daily Reporter July 18, 2023
Rethink 794, an advocacy group asking Milwaukee leadership to tear down nearly a mile of freeway on the city’s lakefront, on Monday held a panel discussion with developers, business owners and real estate specialists at Marquette University.
Rethinking I-94 releases 10 proposals for the stretch of freeway between Minneapolis and St. Paul
WCCO News July 19, 2023
It’s the primary connection between Minneapolis and St. Paul and it is long overdue for a makeover.
What’s Next for I-94 Between Minneapolis and St. Paul? – Twin Cities Business
Twin Cities Business July 20, 2023
State transportation planners will explore rebuilding Interstate 94 at street level between downtown St. Paul and Minneapolis, filling in much of the trench where the freeway currently runs and creating new at-grade pedestrian crossings and bus lanes.
Transportation inequities won’t be solved by continuing past practices: report
Smart Cities Dive July 21, 2023
Elected officials need to scrutinize how their transportation programs operate to ensure they accomplish equity goals, said a transportation policy expert.
Neighborhood Nuisance: I-475 expansion could force families out of their homes – WTVG
WTVG July 21, 2023
Being forced out of your home by the state is a reality for some people living in Toledo’s Lincolnshire neighborhood.