What to do with our urban highways
Planetizen has an op-ed by Charles Siegel that advocates for removing our mid-20th century urban freeways and letting their blighted neighborhoods revive. He argues that restoration of surface streets and parks will do more for the city's economic health and the wellbeing of its residents than any highway replacement scheme. It's a timely proposal as two major cities are considering a Boston-style submerged highway: Philadelphia and Seattle (a referendum last week voted down the tunnel proposal). Of course, everyone thinks of Boston's Big Dig when you talk about elevated highways, but Siegel doesn't mention it as an example in his article. I assume that he doesn't consider the Big Dig a $14B exemplar for other cities.
Of course without the Big Dig, there would be no Big Dig House. 
Big Dig House in Lincoln, MA, designed by SINGLE speed DESIGN.
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