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Community activists in the South Bronx have been fighting a long time to remove the Sheridan Expressway, a short freeway that cuts off their neighborhoods from the Bronx River. After the state Department of Transportation rejected the teardown in 2010 and city agencies ruled it out again last year, advocates trimmed their sails and worked for the best option short of complete removal. And last night, the effort to reimagine the Sheridan took a major step forward: The city’s study team officially recommended transforming the Sheridan Expressway to a surface road, opening up land for park access and new development.
Also notice new possible development sites just East of the Sheridan (left on image). The West side (top) of the Sheridan already has an 11 building project planned.
This will be amazing when complete...the waterfront parks along the Bronx River, a beautiful boulevard, and brand new dense urban developments with ground floor retail. They are literally building a new city here...and they are building it correctly!
Since the Sheridan isn't completely decommissioned, this I believe is the best, and fairest solution for everyone. I believe the state and DOT will move forward with these recommendations, particularly because thousands of new units and retail space are on the line and already in the pipeline. I believe the first building will break ground late 2013.
I was particularly happy about this:
"The city also revealed last night that it is recommending hefty sidewalks along the proposed Sheridan surface road, ranging in width from 25 to 30 feet and including planted buffers. DCP staff referred to Queens Plaza and the West Side Highway as examples of streets that have wide, buffered sidewalks."
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•Direct access onto Bruckner Blvd for both south and northbound traffic. This means less truck traffic running through Crotona Park East and Longwood, attempting to access Hunts Point.
•Easily accessible waterfront. Multiple at grade crossing locations. Less of a psychological division.
•Greenway connections better unite the East and West Bronx via bridges.
•New development potential East of Sheridan Road.
This area is shaping up to be a good place to live. Lots of amenities, from the Bronx River Greenway, ground floor commercial spaces, and the 6 train at Whitlock Ave.
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