Comments on: New Haven Mayor Promises A First Stitch Towards Reconnecting Downtown http://blog.tstc.org/2010/02/03/new-haven-mayor-promises-a-first-stitch-towards-reconnecting-downtown/ News and opinion from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:36:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: 2010 CT Year in Review: Steady Progress in the Land of Steady Habits | Mobilizing the Region http://blog.tstc.org/2010/02/03/new-haven-mayor-promises-a-first-stitch-towards-reconnecting-downtown/comment-page-1/#comment-28456 2010 CT Year in Review: Steady Progress in the Land of Steady Habits | Mobilizing the Region Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:53:26 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=8562#comment-28456 [...] February, New Haven Mayor John DeStefano announced that the city would aim to begin the first phase of the project by the end of the year and would [...] [...] February, New Haven Mayor John DeStefano announced that the city would aim to begin the first phase of the project by the end of the year and would [...]

]]> By: Our Cities, Ourselves, and Hopefully Our Future | Mobilizing the Region http://blog.tstc.org/2010/02/03/new-haven-mayor-promises-a-first-stitch-towards-reconnecting-downtown/comment-page-1/#comment-6681 Our Cities, Ourselves, and Hopefully Our Future | Mobilizing the Region Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:57:21 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=8562#comment-6681 [...] New York is the only United States city in the exhibit, and NYC-based architect Michael Sorkin’s proposal to remove the southern portion of the FDR Drive in Manhattan and replace it with parks and cafes is sure to create a stir. While the FDR proposal doesn’t seem to be on the Bloomberg administration’s radar,  highway removals are gaining ground in our region. NYSDOT is seriously studying the removal of the Sheridan Expressway in the South Bronx,  and New Haven Mayor DeStefano in Connecticut is actively seeking funding to help remove Route 34. [...] [...] New York is the only United States city in the exhibit, and NYC-based architect Michael Sorkin’s proposal to remove the southern portion of the FDR Drive in Manhattan and replace it with parks and cafes is sure to create a stir. While the FDR proposal doesn’t seem to be on the Bloomberg administration’s radar,  highway removals are gaining ground in our region. NYSDOT is seriously studying the removal of the Sheridan Expressway in the South Bronx,  and New Haven Mayor DeStefano in Connecticut is actively seeking funding to help remove Route 34. [...]

]]> By: Douglas A. Willinger http://blog.tstc.org/2010/02/03/new-haven-mayor-promises-a-first-stitch-towards-reconnecting-downtown/comment-page-1/#comment-3948 Douglas A. Willinger Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:41:29 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=8562#comment-3948 May the Route 34 right of way $1 giveaway to Phfizer mark the end of this ansane movement to take out highways with no regard to the citues they enter. Although it is a below ground highway that can be built atop, Norquist's groups instead lies and describes it as elevated! The plan espoused in 2002 made sense to build atop a moderatley extended 34 freeway. Insetad 'connectiveity' gets defined as high sky bridges connecting Yales' buildings but not the city. But as we see, those running things are simply out of control, as seen elsewheer with the Deegan chock and the abortion of USNCPC's South Capitol Mall. May the Route 34 right of way $1 giveaway to Phfizer mark the end of this ansane movement to take out highways with no regard to the citues they enter. Although it is a below ground highway that can be built atop, Norquist’s groups instead lies and describes it as elevated!

The plan espoused in 2002 made sense to build atop a moderatley extended 34 freeway. Insetad ‘connectiveity’ gets defined as high sky bridges connecting Yales’ buildings but not the city.

But as we see, those running things are simply out of control, as seen elsewheer with the Deegan chock and the abortion of USNCPC’s South Capitol Mall.

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