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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Freeway removal"”.
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Shifting urban priorities : the removal of inner city freeways in the United States
… in the name of improved mobility resulted in a "freeway revolt" movement. Much of the original interstate infrastructure built in the 1950s and 1960s is reaching or is past the end of its useful life - requiring large investments for rehabilitation. At the same time, the freeway revolt has …
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Growing in Place
Growing in Place is a freeway removal study of Interstate 695 in Washington, D.C. In the American capital city, we find a microcosm of experiments in city building, many of which are beneficial to replicate elsewhere. Other urban development projects, such as the construction of this freeway …
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The Free[way] City: An exploration of Inner City Renewal through the removal of Settlers Way Freeway in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
… problems since the 1960s. These include forced removals, relocation of critical functions and the implementation of obdurate infrastructure. One of the most destructive of these forces was the construction of the Settlers Way Freeway in 1963. This freeway cuts through the inner city and had many …
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Deconstructing Elevated Expressways: An Evaluation of the Proposal to Remove the Interstate 10 Claiborne Avenue Expressway in New Orleans, Louisiana
… Expressway be removed. This thesis compares the removal proposals to the decision making processes of five case cities that have removed expressways. Necessary conditions were applied to all expressway removal cases. Currently, the I-10 Claiborne Expressway decision making process lacks defined …