Other Cities’ Successes
Inner Loop Project:
Rochester, NY
A Template to Follow
- Rochester, NY has what is called “The Inner Loop”, which in part looks exactly like the Humboldt Parkway Trench.
- With their trench: “Rochester reconstructed (infilled) a 2/3 mile stretch of the eastern segment of the Inner Loop between Monroe Ave and Charlotte Street into a high-quality complete city street.”
- The project costs $22 Million – yes Million dollars, not $1.1 BILLION.
- The project was run by the City of Rochester as the lead agency with NYSDOT and US Department of Transportation – Federal Highway Administration served as consultants.
- The project created over $200 Million in private housing development on the infill.
- The Inner-Loop East project was so successful that the Rochester is looking to replace an ADDITIONAL 1.5 miles of expressway into a complete street.
Rochester’s Inner Loop East Infill
Inner Loop, Bird’s Eye View
