Syracuse
For Highway Teardowns to Correct the Wrongs of the Past, Focus on Housing
A messy housing project is complicating one of the most celebrated highway removal projects in the country — and bringing back memories of the past.
July 21, 2025
Street Grid to Replace Old I-81 in Syracuse, NYS Decides
New York State says it will tear down an elevated highway in Syracuse and replace it with a walkable street grid.
April 22, 2019
Building Highways Made Racial Segregation Worse. Can Removing Them Undo That Legacy?
The teardown of I-81 in Syracuse presents an opportunity to rebuild Syracuse in a way that rights past injustices.
June 7, 2018
A New Approach to Retrofitting a Dangerous Suburban Road
The Syracuse suburb of Dewitt is overhauling its wide, dangerous traffic artery -- and putting bikes at the center.
April 13, 2018
Parking Madness Final Four: Syracuse vs. Parkersburg
Only the ugliest, most wasteful parking craters are still in the running, as the Parking Madness Final Four winnows down to two finalists after this match. The winner will take on Camden, which narrowly defeated Fort Worth, for a chance at the Golden Crater, eternal shame, and, we hope, some good awareness-raising opportunities for local advocates.
April 1, 2015
Parking Madness 2015 Elite Eight: Newport News vs. Syracuse
Yesterday, Camden knocked off Detroit in Parking Madness, giving the Garden State the first spot in our Final Four.
March 26, 2015
Parking Madness 2015: Asheville vs. Syracuse
Only two spots remain in the Elite Eight of Streetsblog's Parking Madness bracket. Yesterday, the parking fields by GM headquarters along the Detroit waterfront prevailed over the parking crater around the BART station in Bay Area suburb Walnut Creek.
March 20, 2015
Battle Lines Drawn Over Syracuse Highway Teardown
To keep the aging relic blighting downtown, or tear it down?
May 1, 2014
In the Rust Belt, Protecting Pedestrians is a Two-Way Street
There's a livable streets battle taking place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It's the same one that's been going on in Syracuse, New York and Cincinnati, Ohio.
June 28, 2011
Syracuse Looks to Highway Removal to Revive Downtown Economy
All cities have physical barriers that divide neighborhoods and social classes. In Syracuse, one of the biggest is Interstate-81.
June 17, 2011