Thanks to everyone who turned out for the 2nd Annual 8664 Forum. Based on your feedback, it sounds like it was both informative and inspiring. It's great to hear about another city that overcame initial opposition to their waterfront reclamation project.
Here's a recap of Cary Moon's presentation from Seattle' People's Waterfront Coalition:
Cities, Waterfronts and Sustainable Transportation
Question #1: Does I-64 need to be a highway?
- How many are local trips?
- Urban *demand* is elastic; trips are flexible
- There is excess capacity on existing street grid
Question #2: What is best use of waterfront?
Question #3: Is there a smarter way to provide access?
- DOT forecasts can be wildly inaccurate
- Driving down across the country
- Cities are again the centers of future economic growth
- Does Louisville dream to be a convenient bypass?
Highways going, going, gone
San Francisco, New York, Portland, Chattanooga, Milwaukee, Baltimore, etc.
Seattle's Waterfront Battle
- Create a meaningful public dialog
- Work to achieve broader public benefits
- Keep focus on the positive future vision (& cost savings)
- Build grassroots base, power hitters, and alliances
- Empower elected officials and DOTs for the win
Nexus of Benefits
- Remove barrier: foster adjacent economic development
- Increase local access to downtown and urban centers
- Great waterfront: local, regional, national jewel
- Avoid $4 Billion megaproject and decades of construction hell
Next 100 Years of Sustainable Development
- Cities are the future. What assets do you have?
- Great places + walkable + compact growth + transit
- Resilience: how dependent are you on fossil fuels?
- Less $$ into gas tank means more $$ on LIVING
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