[kaneui]

^And how many billions does the state continue to spend on more freeways in metro Phoenix that only encourage more sprawl?

I think this project could make a significant difference in the future success of downtown Tucson by not only providing additional contiguous land for Rio Nuevo's various projects, but also rejoining some severed parts of a fairly small downtown area. When initially built, I-10 literally sliced off the west side of downtown Tucson, by both obliterating and alienating neighborhoods that were previously connected to the downtown core.

On the other hand, I-10 in Phoenix is north of its downtown, and the underground tunnel there did nothing more than bulldoze parts of the historic Roosevelt district to create a platform for Deck Park, which for its expense, is hugely underdeveloped and underutilized.