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bwoods43 t1_j6mrs2q wrote

Reply to comment by sicknutz in Would be awesome if the JFX and Jones Falls river could be converted like this by Cunninghams_right

That's what I don't understand as well. How are people getting to and from the city from the north in this scenario? Sure, it would be great to have more greenspace and fewer roads everywhere, but does that mean we will also close the light rail and businesses, too?

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tacsatduck t1_j6n3r6h wrote

I mean the case for the city to make it harder to commute into the city by car could help it in a number of ways, while hurting it in others. These roads where put in to help build suburbia, and have been used to siphon money and population away. If the city is going to focus more on residents, it makes sense to make the city more attractive to live in.

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moderndukes t1_j6o0cdc wrote

Most proposals call for the JFX to be converted around the Pepsi Sign and the Light Rail for that portion would have dedicated lanes. It isn’t a total removal of the JFX, it’s truncating it.

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engin__r t1_j6myvck wrote

I'm sure it's more complicated than this, but what if we kept the light rail and ended the highway at Northern Parkway? We could put in a park-and-ride for people to get downtown.

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