The Spring 2011 newsletter for The I-81 Challenge is hot off the presses. Inside you’ll find information about our upcoming public workshops, our recently launched educational »
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The SMTC will be hosting the first set of public workshops for The I-81 Challenge on May 3, 4 and 7 at the Oncenter in downtown Syracuse. The same information will be presented »
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NYSDOT’s draft Technical Memorandum #1: Physical Conditions Analysis (Tech Memo #1) found that about 45,000 vehicles per day get on or off I-81 at the Adams/ Harrison street »
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This project has benefited from a highly engaged community. A coalition of groups, including the South Bronx Watershed Association, Sustainable South Bronx, Youth Ministries »
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The SMTC and NYSDOT want to know how you use I-81—do you drive on it, live near it or walk on the streets under/ around it? How often do you use it and for what? How do »
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A big thank you to all of the organizations that applied to be part of The I-81 Challenge’s Community Liaison Committee (CLC). This committee is just one more way we’re »
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The construction for I-81 began in the late 1950′s, after the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956. The elevated portion of the highway through downtown was completed in »
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NYSDOT’s draft Technical Memorandum #1: Physical Conditions Analysis (Tech Memo #1) found that between 2002 and 2008, employment in the City of Syracuse dropped by approximately »
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This is the second in a series of blog posts that highlight stories from other cities and regions that have faced challenges comparable to that of the Syracuse region and »
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NYSDOT’s draft Technical Memorandum #1: Physical Conditions Analysis (Tech Memo #1) found that Centro’s core ridership is made up of transit dependent markets such »
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All options for the future of I-81 are currently on the table. Over the next several years, The I-81 Challenge will advance community discussion about I-81’s future. We’ve »
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The primary study area for The I-81 Challenge is focused on I-81 from I-481 on the south to I-481 on the north along with the segment of I-690 from the West Street Interchange »
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