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Originally Posted by Busy Bee
Having a "traditional blvd" on the waterfront doesn't really improve access to the waterfront. Does the West Side Hwy really not feel like a barrier? If done in a manner that would all but guarantee it would never flood, trenching/burial/capping is the answer to return the waterfront to human beings.
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This was planned for the West Side in the 70's and 80's (Westway) but NIMBYs killed it. There was a more limited proposal after 9-11, restricted to Lower Manhattan, but corporations, fearing truck bombs in the aftermath of the terror attacks, killed it.
And I disagree re. boulevards. The current Westway (whatever it's now called) is vastly better than its (elevated, freeway-like) predecessor. It's walkable and bike-friendly, with slow speeds and lots of traffic lights and pedestrian crossings.