Highway Teardown Tour | 2. Syracuse, NY

About this episode

The episode discusses the initiative in Syracuse, NY to reroute highways around the city instead of through it.

Is it possible to re-write the Interstate map and send highways around cities instead of through them? Syracuse, NY is doing just that. Guests: Marie Therese Dominguez, Lanessa Owens-Chaplin, Joe Driscoll Recorded live in partnership with WRVO and the Syracuse Museum of Science and Technology.

People in this episode

Guests: Marie Therese Dominguez, Lanessa Owens-Chaplin, Joe Driscoll

Topics covered

• highway redesign
• urban planning
• transportation
• city infrastructure
• community engagement

Keywords

• highway teardown
• Syracuse
• urban development
• infrastructure
• transportation policy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WRVO, Syracuse Museum of Science and Technology

Places: Syracuse, NY

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