To beat the heat, put a lid on I-5 crosscut.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from crosscut.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
by Matt Baume • Jun 1, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Seattle needs its hole filled. Lid I-5 Sponsored
And congratulations to us, the residents of Seattle, for having somehow managed to put up with I-5 for as long as we have, even though it’s literally killing us.
Seattle’s I-5 ditch was one of fifteen American urban freeways that CNU identified as needing an overhaul either getting a complete makeover, or else getting rid of them altogether and rebuilding the communities that were destroyed when federal planners bulldozed the once-healthy neighborhoods in the 1950s.
Rather than killing I-5 completely, CNU is calling for a lid, covering the trench with housing and parks and businesses. Lidding the freeway could generate billions in economic activity and provide space for as many as 10 new public parks and 500 units of affordable housing, according to a 2020 study by the city.
Want a Nice Park on Top of I-5? Too Bad, Democrats From the Suburbs Could Block It thestranger.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thestranger.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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 Seattle s 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 State Convention Center expansion project, was designed to understand the technical and financial feasibility of lidding the freeway and to look at opportunities for maximizing public benefits.