urbanconnector

With the Midtown Cap and the Stitch looking like real possibilities it’s time to think about one that would actually reconnect neighborhoods and drive density. https://philveasley.com/2022/08/16/reconnecting-communities-east-atlanta-boulevard/

Fair point. End of the day it's still Southern City that's still relatively car-dependent. DOT and probably even the city would never go for it. Not even sure they'll go for removing any of it, even though the benefits are incredible.

Several reasons imo: - connectivity with 16 - direct route from all 4 directions on the north side - the need for cohesiveness between Uptown and South end is much greater currently than between Uptown and the north. - the south segment is taking up more room than the north segment which is straight and directly in between two blocks

I think the cap would be perfect if the option to remove wasn’t there. For example like the Big Dig in Boston where it’s the main highway going right through and removing it would eliminate access. But with the direct route of I-77 to 277 north segment adding no distance at all I’m shocked the idea to remove hasn’t been brought up before. No better time than now to discuss it with the new funding.

It's time to just remove two sections of I-277 and connect Uptown and South End. Many cities are removing segments of urban freeway. https://philveasley.com/2022/07/10/reconnecting-charlotte/