IMAGE: 8664 - Rendering of Louisville, KY waterfront
THE CONGRESS FOR THE NEW URBANISM REPORTS: Communities across North America are facing a watershed moment in the history of our transportation infrastructure. With cities, citizens, and transportation officials all looking for alternatives to costly highway repair and expansion, these ten campaigns offer a roadmap to better health, equity, opportunity, and connectivity in every neighborhood, while reversing decades of decline and disinvestment.
Freeways Without Futures 2019 is the tale of ten freeways in cities coast to coast where this movement has spawned active campaigns for transformation. Here are the fundamental questions that these campaigns raise: Do we continue to funnel billions of taxpayer dollars into an aging system that pollutes cities, divides neighborhoods, and occupies valuable land that could instead be used for homes and businesses? Or is there an alternative solution that creates stronger cities and communities?
EXAMPLE: What New Orleans’ Claiborne Avenue looks like today:
PHOTO: I-10, The Advocate
Take a look at this CNU vision for New Orleans’ Claiborne Avenue:
IMAGE Congress for the New Urbanism