Roosevelt Boulevard began as a rural parkway. One option for its 2040 future would turn it into a neighborhood-centric parkway with lower speeds, green spaces and bike lanes.
Traffic on the Roosevelt Expressway near Holme Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia. Officials are looking for the public's ideas on what the Boulevard should be in 2040for residents to help decide how to revamp
“We want the most rapid transit times and the safest ride,” said Jay Arzu, a doctoral student in urban planning at the University of Pennsylvania and chief advocate for the subway. He noted that unlike the other two transit options — a light rail line or an enhanced Bus Rapid Transit system — a subway connected to the Broad Street Line would not conflict with surface traffic nor require a transfer.
Two options for the roadway are in play. One is a partially capped sunken highway with local surface roads on either side — think Vine Street Expressway, only with more green space on the caps. He bases his argument on research analyzing the monumentally expensive Second Street Subway project in Manhattan by New York University’s Transit Cost Center., sections of prefabricated tunnel are placed in a trench and covered over with soil. Though cheaper, it is said to
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