3 Posts Tagged as: Highway Removal

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Gridlock Sam: Car-free Central Park

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on May 11, 2007 | 2,179 Plays

Sam Schwartz, former NYC Commissioner of Traffic, explains how closing Central Park to cars will not result in traffic chaos.

The Defeat of the Mt. Hood Freeway (Portland, Ore.)

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on December 17, 2006 | 4,947 Plays

Portland, Oregon communities fight to successfully defeat construction the Mt. Hood Freeway.

San Francisco: Removal of the Embarcadero Freeway

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on November 8, 2006 | 10,961 Plays

Removing the Embarcadero Freeway enabled miles of public space to be reclaimed for pedestrian boulevards, parks, waterfront access points and other people friendly places.