“My biggest concern about sprucing up the Connector is that it could create a facade. Behind the murals and flowing ivy walls remains a city that still has myriad problems. Once tourists exit the interstate, they’ll encounter potholes, panhandling, gridlock, crime, vacant storefronts, cracked sidewalks and a slowly crumbling transit system that the rest of us deal with every day.
That’s why one of the possibilities, which is more pie-in-the-sky than anything else, appealed the most to me and at the kickoff workshop last week: Building pedestrian plazas over portions of the interstate to create new greenspace. Such a move (which, granted, would be very expensive) would help reconnect the city and heal the damage the Connector has caused over the years. It’s a move that would delight residents and impress visitors.”
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Tell ‘em @thomaswheatley. Pimp our highway, please (via scoutlikegirl)
And please don’t paint any murals of our sports teams. We don’t need that.
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