Media coverage of the Lid I-5 campaign and similar projects from around the country. Non-Seattle news is listed starting about halfway down the page. Listed in chronological order from newest to oldest.
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Seattle
Can Burying Urban Highways Undo Decades of Racial Inequity?
Daily Beast, May 18, 2022
In preparation for $10M overhaul, Freeway Park considered for Seattle landmarks protections
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog, May 16, 2022
Transformative Transportation: Washington’s $17 billion transportation package is a big deal, but we’ve still got a long way to go.
The Stranger, April 27, 2022
$50M experiment aims to make Aurora Avenue more welcoming for bicyclists, pedestrians
The Seattle Times, March 25, 2022
Urban Highway Removal: 4 Considerations for Reknitting a City’s Fabric
Planetizen, March 20, 2022
Sunday Video: Freeway Lids – What They Are, Why We Build Them
The Urbanist, March 6, 2022
Seattle City Makers Podcast, Episode 3: Liz Dunn
Downtown Seattle Association, March 2, 2022
Seattle residents drive movement to tear out Highway 99 in South Park
The Seattle Times, February 19, 2022
Reconnecting What Freeways Severed: Addressing the Historical Toll on Communities Split by Highways
Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative Social Impact Review, December 15, 2021
Biden admin targets roads built under racist policies
Politico, December 8, 2021
How Biden’s Infrastructure Bill Starts to Fix the Racist Legacy of “Bulldozing and Bisecting”
The Bulwark, November 16, 2021
Future of Seattle’s proposed I-5 lid will likely fall to city’s next mayor
MyNorthwest, July 21, 2021
Study says I-5 lid would cost at least $966 million
Daily Journal of Commerce, July 16, 2021
New Study Shows That Lidding I-5 Is More Than Possible — It’s a Good Idea
The Stranger, July 15, 2021
To beat the heat, put a lid on I-5
Crosscut, July 9, 2021
Born on the 4th of July, Freeway Park’s targeted improvements move forward
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog, July 5, 2021
Seattle mayoral candidates talk free transit, traffic-ticket cameras and greenhouse-gas emissions
The Seattle Times, June 17, 2021
Seattle’s I-5 Named ‘Freeway Without a Future’
The Urbanist, June 7, 2021
New Study: Seattle’s I-5 Is a “Freeway Without a Future”
The Stranger, June 1, 2021
The legacy of racism built into Northwest highways and roads
Crosscut, April 27, 2021
Want a Nice Park on Top of I-5? Too Bad, Democrats From the Suburbs Could Block It
The Stranger, April 8, 2021
Delayed repairs threaten Washington state bridges and highways. Will lawmakers act this year?
The Seattle Times, April 7, 2021
I-5 Study Shows Benefits of Capping Urban Freeways
Planetizen, February 8, 2021
8 Takeaways from Seattle’s Lid I-5 Feasibility Study
The Urbanist, January 29, 2021
It’s Almost #GivingTuesday—Here Are Some Worthy Causes You Can Donate To
The Stranger, November 30, 2020
Downtown Bellevue Needs a Bigger Freeway Lid
The Urbanist, August 10, 2020
Hiding a Highway
The Stranger, March 11, 2020
Lid I-5? Get rid of I-5? Varying perspectives on Seattle’s aging freeway
King 5, January 29, 2020
I-5 Lid Could Support Downtown Seattle High-Speed Rail Station
The Urbanist, January 3, 2020
Lid I-5 or Get Rid of I-5?A look at two plans that would totally change the city.
The Stranger, December 4, 2019
With lidding I-5 far in the future, how should Seattle spend millions to improve Freeway Park’s connection between First Hill, Capitol Hill, and downtown?
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog, November 1, 2019
Lidding I-5 Declared “Technically Feasible” by Consultant Team
The Urbanist, September 27, 2019
Seattle studying potential for lids over I-5 through downtown
KING 5 News, March 9, 2019
Seattle selects firm to study feasibility of I-5 lid in downtown
MyNorthwest, February 28, 2019
Seattle picks team to study possible expansion of Interstate 5 lid
Puget Sound Business Journal, February 27, 2019
WSP to lead study team on lidding more of I-5
Daily Journal of Commerce, February 27, 2019
Potential Interstate 5 lid project garners serious support
Puget Sound Business Journal, February 15, 2019
What Seattle Can Learn from Philadelphia’s Freeway Lid Project
The Urbanist, February 15, 2019
Scott Bonjukian from Lid I-5
Talk to Seattle, January 25, 2019
What should Seattle look like in 2030? We had local housing leaders weigh in
The Evergrey, January 18, 2019
City gets $1.5M for I-5 lid study
Daily Journal of Commerce, November 5, 2018
Seattle moves forward with I-5 lid study
Curbed Seattle, November 5, 2018
Lid I-5 Campaign Gains Momentum, High Profile Support
The Urbanist, November 5, 2018
Eight years in, Seattle ready to study ‘engineering and financial feasibility’ of lidding I-5
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog, November 5, 2018
All Parks on Deck: Freeway deck park projects are trending across the U.S.
Planning, November 2018
Capitol Hill Community Post | See what lidding I-5 might look like
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog, October 13, 2018
Putting a lid on I-5 will help bring Seattle more sustainability and affordability
KING 5 News, October 9, 2018
Ambitious plan envisions ‘lidding’ I-5 to create new land in downtown Seattle
KOMO 4 News, October 9, 2018
How capping I-5 could redeem Seattle’s past
Crosscut, October 8, 2018
Seattle inches closer to putting a lid on I-5; next step feasibility study
Q13 Fox, October 3, 2018
50 years after ‘Freeway Revolt,’ I-5 lid between Capitol Hill and downtown Seattle visions take shape
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog, September 27, 2018
Why Can’t One of the Richest Cities in the U.S. Solve Its Homelessness Crisis? Well, It Isn’t Really Trying—and It Won’t Until You Make It
The Stranger, August 27, 2018
Convention Center expansion reroutes 800 bus routes in Seattle
KING 5, July 20, 2018
Street Critic | The Audacity of Volunteers — an I-5 lid update
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog, June 18, 2018
A perfect — and perfectly weird — view of Seattle’s breakneck growth
The Seattle Times, April 24, 2018
Supporters optimistic for ‘pie-in-the-sky’ idea to lid I-5 in Seattle
KIRO Radio, March 29, 2018
Street Critic | Report from the Central Hills Triangle Collaborative Collab 1
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog, March 18, 2018
‘Bikeways and schools to housing and commercial development’ — I-5 lid designs come together
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog, March 14, 2018
What Would Seattle Look Like if I-5 Was Covered?
Seattle Magazine, March 2018
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog, January 24, 2018
Central Hills Triangle Collaborative kicking off I-5 lid visioning with charrette
Capitol Hill Times, January 16, 2018
Alexa, fix Seattle
Crosscut, December 11, 2017
Lid 5 putting design teams together: Central Hills Triangle Collaborative kicks off Jan. 13
Capitol Hill Times, November 5, 2017
One simple idea to open up Downtown Seattle
Crosscut, July 17, 2017
Assessing Freeway Park:Group strategizes public benefits for lidding Interstate 5
Capitol Hill Times, May 9, 2017
Put a lid on it
Capitol Hill Times, April 12, 2017
A convention-center redo for the people
The Seattle Times, op-ed, April 10, 2017
Lid I-5 group receives local political support
Capitol Hill Times, April 6, 2017
Seattle council member throws support behind I-5 lid
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog, February 3, 2017
Capitol Hill real estate moguls step in with $20k push for group backing Lid I-5 study, $10M+ Pine-Boren lid
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog, January 16, 2017
Looking to benefit: WSCC expansion open house seeks feedback on public improvements
Capitol Hill Times, December 14, 2016
Lid I-5 group wants to get the conversation started
Curbed Seattle, December 6, 2016
Group Continues Push for Adding I-5 Lids in Seattle
ENR Northwest, December 5, 2016
Lid I-5 group seeks funds to study best spots for lidding the freeway
Daily Journal of Commerce, December 1, 2016
A December push to make I-5 lid plan a ‘public benefit’ from $1.6B convention center expansion
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog, November 18, 2016
What’s next for the push to Lid I-5
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog, September 14, 2016
Seattle’s biggest downtown park is often unnoticed
KING 5, July 4, 2016
Campaign to build lid over I-5 in downtown Seattle
KIRO 7, June 29, 2016
Gearshift creates community think tank
Capitol Hill Times, May 31, 2016
Here’s what designing a new lid over I-5 between Capitol Hill and downtown looks like
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog, May 9, 2016
A look at where new I-5 lid would fit in between Capitol Hill and downtown
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog, March 28, 2016
Rethinking Seattle Freeways: Let’s lid I-5
Seattle Bike Blog, January 15, 2016
The Big Lid: The Time Is Right to Fix the I-5 Disaster
The Stranger, January 13, 2016
Proposal Lids Interstate 5 to Make Central Park in Seattle
KUOW, December 16, 2015
The Case for Lidding I-5
PubliCola, December 10, 2015
Capitol Hill groups make push to shape $1B Convention Center expansion, close I-5 gap
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog, June 11, 2015
Other Projects and Related Articles
DOT Announces Multi-Agency Study to ‘Reimagine’ the Cross Bronx Expressway
Streetsblog NYC, May 31, 2022
Sunday Video: Freeway Lids – What They Are, Why We Build Them
The Urbanist, March 6, 2022
Capping The Cross-Bronx: Infrastructure Bill To Be Used To Undo Robert Moses-Era Environmental Racism
Gothamist, November 10, 2021
Highways, Teardowns and Racial Justice
Governing, June 24, 2021
U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley Push Gov. Kate Brown for a Cover Over I-5 in the Rose Quarter
Willamette Week, June 17, 2021
Repairing the Urban Fabric Ruined by Highways
Common Edge, February 3, 2021
Three U.S. “Highway Cap” Projects Reckoning with Urban Inequity
Urban Land Magazine, October 7, 2020
Pittsburgh’s New Park Will Connect Neighborhoods, But Not All Neighbors Welcome the Union
Next City, June 1, 2019
To Woo Millennials, Atlanta Considers Covering Highways With Parks
The Wall Street Journal, January 1, 2019
Here’s where the 101 Freeway cap park would change Downtown LA
Curbed Los Angeles, May 30, 2018
America Begins Capping Freeway Scars of the Past
OZY, April 3, 2018
Pittsburgh ‘Cap’ Park Plans to Honor Neighborhood History
NextCity, April 3, 2018
More Cities Are Banishing Highways Underground — And Building Parks on Top
Pew Stateline, April 2, 2018
Hollywood Central Park Seeks $1.5 Million to Complete EIR
Urbanize LA, November 22, 2017
Delaware River redevelopment starts with highway ramp demolition
The Inquirer, July 25, 2017
How citizens in Philly won the fight to cover I-95
The Inquirer, June 21, 2017
Downtown Los Angeles Freeway Cap Park Reemerges
Urbanize LA, June 6, 2017
Don’t listen to Mark Twain – freeway caps gaining traction
UrbDeZine San Francisco, April 29, 2017
Freeway Lids: Reconnecting Communities and Creating New Land for Development
UrbanLand, April 7, 2017
CITY, HEAL THYSELF
Landscape Architecture Magazine, February 27, 2017
GOODBYE HIGHWAYS
Landscape Architecture Magazine, February 7, 2017
D.C. Air Rights Project Restores City Traffic Grid
Engineering News Record, December 29, 2016
Klyde Warren Park and the Katy Trail
Urban Land Magazine, September 28, 2016
Six Freeway Removals That Changed Their Cities Forever
Gizmodo, May 25, 2016
$27M project reconnects UW, Montlake Triangle
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, July 13, 2015
Wildlife will get a pass over cars in next phase of I-90 upgrades
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, April 13, 2015
Hamburg is burying the Autobahn and putting parks on top
VOX, January 9, 2015
Tearing Down an Urban Highway Can Give Rise to a Whole New City
CityLab, April 21, 2014
I-15 in City Heights: How a Freeway that Divided the Community Became an Urban Monument to Citizen Activism
San Diego Free Press, August 22, 2013
What’s Better Than Turning an Urban Highway Into a Park?
CityLab, August 5, 2013
How Klyde Warren Park Was Built
D Magazine, 2012
Group has high hopes for Melrose Avenue, a ‘stunning street’ on edge of Capitol Hill
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, October 29, 2012
Freeing Up Freeways
Metropolis, October 21, 2012
Medina gets lidded overpass on SR 520
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, September 11, 2012
Can Urban Highways Be Fixed?
CityLab, March 5, 2012
Benefitting From a Cover Up: How Concealing Urban Highways Can Create Parkland”
City Parks Blog, February 24, 2012
Cap Parks: A cap park over the 101 Freeway in Hollywood, California, would create badly needed park space, improve the infrastructure, create sustainable green space, and spur economic development
Urban Land, July 14, 2011
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