“Even when state DOTs decide to take down a highway, cities often have to fight an uphill battle against entrenched traffic engineering dogma that prioritizes the speed of cars over the health and safety of people,” writes Angie Schmitt for StreetsBlog NYC. “In Buffalo, the state and the city both agree that the Scajaquada Expressway should be replaced with a surface boulevard. Since the 1960s this 3.6-mile highway has roared through neighborhoods and along the Frederick Law Olmsted-designed Delaware Park. Last year, a motorist drove off the highway and killed a 3-year-old boy playing in the park with his family.” “While New York DOT has agreed to turn the Scajaquada into a surface boulevard, local advocates warn that the agency’s replacement design allocates too much space for cars and not enough for people.”New York State DOT's plans to turn the Sacajaquada Expressway into a surface street don't go far enough to prioritize people instead of cars. (Image credit: StreetsBlog NYC via Buffalo Rising)
New York State DOT's plans to turn the Sacajaquada Expressway into a surface street don't go far enough to prioritize people instead of cars. (Image credit: StreetsBlog NYC via Buffalo Rising)
