On May 9, 2012, the SMTC and the NYSDOT hosted a public meeting for The I-81 Challenge. Over 480 people participated in the in-person public meeting, and over 250 people participated in the virtual meeting through the project website. The feedback and key findings from this public meeting have been summarized in the May 2012 Public Meeting Summary Report, now available on the project website. At the public meeting, participants were able to review materials from the f...
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Thank you to everyone who participated in the public meeting for The I-81 Challenge on May 9th. Nearly 500 members of the Central New York community joined us to provide comments, concerns, and ideas about the future of I-81. If you were unable to attend, you can still participate online with our virtual meeting. The virtual meeting is designed to replicate the in-person meeting, and it is open 24/7. You’ll find the same opportunities for comments and interactiv...
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The Public Participation Program for The I-81 Challenge has allowed us to gather feedback from the public through: - Meetings with the three committees involved in The I-81 Challenge - The Study Advisory Committee - The Community Liaison Committee - The Municipal Liaison Committee - Focus groups - Two questionnaires - First series of public workshops - Outreach to populations with Limited English Proficiency - Small group community meetings How does all this input fit...
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With the publication today of the third and final White Paper, the planning phase of The I-81 Challenge is now complete. This marks the beginning of the project’s environmental review phase, which is subject to both Federal and New York State oversight. The I-81 Challenge is a planning study and one of several steps to the official decision-making process for determining the future of the 12-mile I-81 corridor through the greater Syracuse »
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May 2013 Public Meeting Summary Report now available In May 2013, the Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council (SMTC) and the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) hosted the third public meeting for The I-81 Challenge – one of several steps to the official decision-making process for determining the future of the 12-mile I-81 corridor through the greater Syracuse region. This meeting provided the opportunity to learn about »
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Thank you to everyone who participated in the public meeting for The I-81 Challenge on May 21st. Over 700 members of the Central New York community joined us to provide comments, concerns, and ideas about the future of I-81. The meeting was hosted by the New York State Department of Transportation and the Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council and it was the final public meeting before the environmental review phase begins. It provided the »
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The Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council (SMTC) and the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) invite you to participate in the third public meeting for The I-81 Challenge on Tuesday, May 21, 2013! Drop by anytime that is convenient for you from 3:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Oncenter in downtown Syracuse. This meeting will provide the opportunity to learn about the results of the I-81 Corridor Study, a study of the 12 mile »
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The Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council (SMTC) and the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) invite you to participate in the third public meeting for The I-81 Challenge on Tuesday, May 21, 2013! Drop by anytime that is convenient for you from 3:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Oncenter in downtown Syracuse. This meeting will provide the opportunity to learn about the results of the I-81 Corridor Study, a study of the 12 mile »
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The Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council (SMTC) and the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) invite you to participate in the third public meeting for The I-81 Challenge on Tuesday, May 21, 2013! Drop by anytime that is convenient for you from 3:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Oncenter in downtown Syracuse. This meeting will provide the opportunity to learn about the results of the I-81 Corridor Study, a study of the 12 mile »
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The deteriorating infrastructure of numerous urban highways across America is forcing cities and their residents to consider whether to rebuild them or re-imagine new and different alternatives. This reality has caused the topic of the future of urban highways to be discussed with increasing frequency. Joseph F.C. DiMento and Cliff Ellis go a step further in their new book, Changing Lanes: Visions and Histories of Urban Freeways, in which they describe »
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Residents of New Orleans had the opportunity to voice their opinions about the future of the Claiborne Overpass at numerous community meetings in December 2012. The meetings were part of the $2.8 million revitalization and transportation study called “Livable Claiborne Communities,” which is being led by the city’s Office of Place-Based Planning. It will evaluate four miles along the corridor and respond to concerns about the Claiborne Overpass »
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Seattle’s waterfront will soon undergo a transformation from an area long rooted in the city’s industrial past to a destination expected to become one of the city’s greatest assets. This transformation is due to the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project that includes the construction of a 1.8 mile big-bore tunnel, an updated sea wall buttressing the piers, the demolition of the Alaskan Way Viaduct, and an improved city grid expected to increase »
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