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ReopeningOur Front Door
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In 1964 construction of I-70 closed the new front doorof St. Louis before it was even finished.
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I-70 created a 1.5 mile long physical and psychological barrier,closing St. Louis from its historic front door: the riverfront.
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Spaces under the elevated portion of I-70 are dismal at best& the maze of roadways at grade is confusing and disjointed.
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The depressed section resembles a gapingwound in the landscape of the St. Louis.
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Between the elevated and depressed sections, I-70 completelyseparates the Arch grounds from Downtown St. Louis.
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It is time we reopen
our front door
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This was San Francisco from 1959 to 1990. The City by the Bay had beencut off from the bay.
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In 1991 the Embarcadero Freeway
was demolished, reopening the citys
front door to San Francisco Bay
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The pedestrian realm has been
restored along the Embarcadero
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Cities that have removed freeways
San Francisco: Embarcadero FreewaySan Francisco: Central FreewayPortland: Harbor Drive
Milwaukee: Park East FreewayToronto: Gardiner ExpresswayNew York: West Side Highway
Niagara Falls: Robert Moses ParkwayParis: Pompidou ExpresswaySeoul: Cheonggye Freeway
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A New Front Door for St. Louis
The New Memorial Drive
The New Memorial Drive would extend from the Poplar Street
Bridge north to Cass Avenue, reconnecting Downtown St. Louiswith the Arch, Lacledes Landing and Chouteaus Landing.
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The New Memorial Drive improves connections between destinations
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I-70 & Memorial Drive at Spruce Street
The New Memorial Drive at Spruce Street
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I-70 & Memorial Drive at Spruce Street
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The New Memorial Drive at Spruce Street
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I-70 & Memorial Drive at Pine Street
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The New Memorial Drive at Pine Street
M i l D i d I 70
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Our New Front Door at the Eads Bridge
Memorial Drive and I-70crossing Washington Ave.
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So what would all of this cost?
The new Highway 40/64 cost $524 million for 10.5 miles
including 20 new bridge structures, or about $50 million
per mile.
The New Memorial Drive would run 1.4 miles from the
Poplar Street Bridge to Cass Avenue, and would involve
mostly demolition, fill and paving at grade. There wouldbe no new bridge structures included in the project. If a
worst case cost equaling Highway 40 is used this would
be about $70 million.
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What are the alternatives?
The Lid concept, whichwould actually be a tunnel
would cost $87 million and
would only span 3 blocks,
leaving the depressed &
elevated lanes as well as the
transition barriers to the
north and south.
Comparing $87 million for a 3 block tunnel with $70 million
for the 1.4 mile New Memorial Drive, the New Memorial
Drive is a much better value.