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Reimagining the Urban Freeway With the new administration placing racial justice and equity at the forefront of transportation policy, will America finally reckon with the legacy of its freeways? February 11, 2021, 7am PST | Diana Ionescu | In a piece for Common Edge, William Fulton describes a scene thats all too common in many American cities: a dense, walkable downtown, brimming with diverse uses and businesses, sliced through by a massive freeway overpass. "In almost every urban locati...

I-5 Study Shows Benefits of Capping Urban Freeways Putting a lid on the interstate through downtown Seattle could create new space for parks and housing, reduce pollution, and reconnect the disrupted street grid. February 8, 2021, 8am PST | Diana Ionescu | Scott Bonjukian Doug Trumm reports on Seattles "quiet" release of the Lid I-5 Feasibility Study, which highlights the benefits of capping freeways in cities. The report, funded through a community benefits package from the Washington Sta...