Hollywood May Place Green Cap On Freeway

A plan is being pushed to create a 24-acre park in Hollywood by enclosing a half-mile stretch of freeway that runs below the street level.

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November 3, 2006, 5:00 AM PST

By Nate Berg

"Civic and business organizers want to turn a half-mile portion of the Hollywood Freeway into a tunnel and construct a 24-acre greenbelt swath from Bronson Avenue to Wilton Place on top."

"They say the portion of the freeway that passes beneath Sunset and Hollywood boulevards near the heart of Hollywood is perfect for what is known as a 'freeway cap.' Traffic lanes there are below the level of neighborhoods on both sides."

Creating the park would cost more than $200 million, but backers have cited other successful examples of freeway-to-park conversions in cities such as Seattle, Cincinnati, and Boston that have taken advantage of the space above below-ground level freeways to increase greenspace.

FULL STORY: Hollywood plots freeway coverup

Wednesday, November 1, 2006 in The Los Angeles Times

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