Freeway removal
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Freeway removal is a public policy of urban planning to demolish freeways and create mixed-use urban areas, parks, residential, commercial, or other land uses. Such highway removal is often part of a
Cherry blossom in the Tom McCall Waterfront Park, created with the removal of the Harbor Drive in Portland, Oregon.
Cheonggyecheon in Seoul, South Korea was formerly the route for a major elevated highway; It was completed in 1976 and removed in 2005.
Section of the Embarcadero Freeway in San Francisco, California during demolition (May 1991)
The Embarcadero following the freeway removal (2011)
Highway revolt
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Highway revolts are organized protests against the planning or construction of highways, freeways, expressways, and other civil engineering projects that prioritize motor vehicle traffic over pedestri
Freeway removal
…The Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle, Washington, USA, was replaced with the tunnel that carries the SR-99 freeway underneath the city. Highway revolts Road diet…
The now-demolished Cogswell Interchange in Halifax, Nova Scotia was the only segment built before its highway was cancelled due to public protest