Freeway_Removal
Freeway removal is a public policy of urban planning policy to demolish freeways and create mixed-useurban areas, parks, residential, commercial, or other land uses. Such highway removal is often part of a policy to promote smart growth, transit-oriented development, walkable and bicycle-friendly cities. In some cases freeways are retained as less intrusive and expansive boulevards, retained as freeways within tunnels beneath a city, or relocated through less densely-developed areas.
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Freeway removal is a major thing that has happened in my city building project (Jlong Cities Project).
Boulevards and urban design
The roads below have been downgraded to boulevards and parkways with park areas, bike paths, public green space.
Old Interstate 86 / Interstate 90 - The original path of Interstate 86 & 90 was through downtown Fuli City & Furry City, PA. They ran along what is now Pennsylvania State Route 207 (Cute Gee Cupcake Parkway). The area has been completely redesigned with the elevated freeway replaced with a 4 lane parkway (30 MPH speed limits) and more land added on the south side of the road with the dirt from the I-286 & I-479 construction. Pedestrians can get across via crosswalks or pedestrian bridges. There is park space, bike / walking paths and more
Underground relocation
The roads below have been moved underground in tunnels, Mostly staying the same level as land bridges are built over them in areas where the land around the freeway is higher then the freeway.
Interstate 86 / New York 17 (Beautiful Tempest Shadow Freeway) - I-86 & NY 17 thru Tycloud Park, NY is being completely rebuild as mostly tunnels under land bridges. As there are two hills (one on each side of the freeway), The space is being build as a land-bridge over I-86 much like Ontario Highway 401 near its west terminus. The area above will have more green space and made more pedestrian and bicyclist.
Interstate 84 - I-84 in Zootopia, NY is having the same done as I-86 above.
Interstate 84 - I-84 in Furrytopia, NY is having the same done as I-86 above.