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Re: Jane Jacobs Re: Cross Manhattan expressway |
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Posted by BrooklynBus on Tue Jul 24 22:25:58 2007, in response to Re: Jane Jacobs Re: Cross Manhattan expressway, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Jul 24 20:41:20 2007. I always thought that the LOMEX and Mid-Manhattan Expressways were bad ideas, but after seeing the models at the Museum of the City of New York at the Moses exhibit a few months ago, I'm not so sure. I didn't know that the LOMEX was proposed to be five lanes in each direction. I just assumed 3 lanes in each direction like NYC's most other highways. With ten lanes, it might have worked. Also, originally proposed as an elevated higheay which raised much objections, the final proposal I believe was to have the highway sunken in an open cut. Yes there would have been much demolition and many cast iron buildings would have been lost, but plenty would have also remained. And yes the area has since been revitalized, but that would have happened anyway, even if the highway would have been built and we wouldn't have the chronically congested Canal Street we have today.Also, the mid-Manhattan Expressway also would have necessitated much demolition, but there were no skyscrapers in its path, just mostly small buildings and a few mid-size buildings. What I didn't know is that although it would have been an elevated highway, the model showed that it would occupy the second story of skyscrapers built above it. The whole area would have been redeveloped, and wouldn't it have made sense to connect the Lincoln and Midtown Tunnels? Maybe if these were built there wouldn't be any need to discuss congestion pricing today. |
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