What is it about?
This chapter analyzes recent urban revitalization proposals and transportation redesign in upstate New York according to the 2025–2026 National Building Museum (NBM)’s Seeing the City IIEE four-pronged framework. The Albany and Syracuse cases represent twenty-first century planning interventions which build upon service-learning engagement between the University at Albany and various downtown stakeholders, and a pilot research project in Syracuse.
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Why is it important?
It concludes that the demolition of the elevated Interstate I-81 through Syracuse’s downtown and the redesign of the city’s street system promises to revolutionize the city’s livability and inspire Albany and other cities.
Perspectives
It is argued that participatory urban planning and transportation infrastructure redesign can create more equitable, healthy, and vibrant city centers.
Dr. Carlos J. L. Balsas, FHEA, AICP
Ulster University Belfast
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This page is a summary of: 331Chapter 20 Urban Regeneration and Transportation Infrastructure Redesign in Upstate New York, the Albany and Syracuse Cases, November 2026, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/9783111670799-020.
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