Portland, Oregon did it first. And they just got rid of the freeway instead of burying it.
this post was submitted on 27 Jul 2023
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It looks startlingly nice to me. I see no problem
Every urban environment can be improved with the construction of a vague and ominous obelisk
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The before reminds me of Portland. The waterfront is wasted with i5 and roads running through it.
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I totally puked a litre of concentrated grape juice in that hot park in 1999.
Guess whose German wasn’t nearly as awesome as they thought it was…
Always love more greenery .
Seattle did the same thing. So much better.
Scheinbar passiert doch etwas in unseren Städten. 😊
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I can’t wait to see Seattle’s viaduct on here when the full parks, sidewalks, and bike lanes get finished!
Reminds me of an old science fiction novel I read years ago. Teleportation had became common, so people no longer needed cars. The entire system of interstate highways was converted to long, narrow parks.
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This is encouraging!
I like 2019 more.