The expansion of the Sheridan Expressway has long been discussed as a way of improving truck access to Hunts Point. In 1997, the New York State Department of Transportation released a project proposal that included extending the Sheridan onto Edgewater Road in Hunts Point, and the construction of a multilevel interchange with the Bruckner Expressway. …
The Community Plan sounds interesting, but who ever heard of tearing down a highway?The community’s alternative plan is not unprecedented. Highway removal projects have succeeded in San Francisco and in Portland. Milwaukee, Toronto and Akron are in the process of tearing down elevated highways. These projects have been created major economic and environmental benefits, and …
Southern Bronx River Watershed Alliance Stand On Sheridan During Rush HourContact: Melanie Bin JungSouthern Bronx River Watershed AllianceP: 718.328.5622 x 20C: 516.650.6456 July 21, 2009 On Wednesday, July 15, 2009, 5:30 pm, members of the Southern Bronx River Watershed Alliance posed for an unusual group photo. The group, which is advocating for the removal of …
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The Southern Bronx River Watershed Alliance is a coalition of four local and three citywide organizations committed to envisioning and realizing a new future of the communities along the southern reaches of the Bronx River. Our neighborhoods are saturated with junkyards, waste transfer stations, brownfields, and truck-dependent, polluting industries that pollute our air, water, and …
