Tearing the JFX down aside, New Orleans offers a potential idea for mitigating the effects of the JFX. The city is creating the "Claiborne Innovation District" (CID) which is meant to reconnect historically black communities that were disconnected by I-10, which rips through the heart of New Orleans. The highway is 6 lanes and elevated much like the JFX, and the project would essentially reclaim the space underneath the highway and turn it into a large arts/community space.
Given how lively the area underneath the JFX gets with the Baltimore Farmer's Market, I don't see why an idea like this doesn't have potential in Baltimore. I also work in transportation policy in DC and it is my understanding that the project has local and State buy-in/funding, and is now seeking federal funding. Point is, the project hasn't died in during the planning process and has real support.
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Tearing the JFX down aside, New Orleans offers a potential idea for mitigating the effects of the JFX. The city is creating the "Claiborne Innovation District" (CID) which is meant to reconnect historically black communities that were disconnected by I-10, which rips through the heart of New Orleans. The highway is 6 lanes and elevated much like the JFX, and the project would essentially reclaim the space underneath the highway and turn it into a large arts/community space.
https://colloqate.org/claiborne-innovation-district
Given how lively the area underneath the JFX gets with the Baltimore Farmer's Market, I don't see why an idea like this doesn't have potential in Baltimore. I also work in transportation policy in DC and it is my understanding that the project has local and State buy-in/funding, and is now seeking federal funding. Point is, the project hasn't died in during the planning process and has real support.