Highways Are Out, Development Is In

Some cities are tearing down their downtown highways saying they aren't worth the land they're built on.

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January 22, 2001, 6:00 AM PST

By Christian Madera @http://www.twitter.com/cpmadera

After the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, San Francisco chose to demolish its Embarcadero Freeway and replace it with new development. Following their lead, cities like Milwaukee and Toronto are tearing down highways in their downtowns and on their waterfronts to make way for new development.-The full text of this article can be found in the January 2001 issue of Planning Magazine.

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