Route 9 is vital for Middletown’s businesses, carrying customers in and out of downtown. Learn what the business community thinks about proposals to change Route 9 and how it will affect the local economy.
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Middletown Businesses:
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Return to the Riverfront Master Plan
The City of Middletown published the ambitious “Return to the Riverbend” master plan in spring 2022. The plan includes a series of parks along the riverfront and details ways to get involved. This masterplan offers the most comprehensive of the City’s vision for how Rt. 9 could look as it runs past Middletown.
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Business Issues: Quotes from Stakeholders
“Currently, there is no perceived [Route 9] issue with people accessing the business, but there is a concern about the walkability and pedestrian-friendliness of downtown streets that also serve as state highways. … The business relies on the appeal of a walkable, local Main Street with unique, creative, and historic businesses, an any plan that…
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Berkeley I-80: Bridge
Introduction: In Berkeley, California, this pedestrian and bicycle overpass crosses Interstate 80 approximately 0.3 km south of University Avenue. From Bolivar Drive at the north end of Aquatic Park, pedestrians, wheelchair users, and cyclists bridge Interstate 80 and the West Frontage Road to reach the Eastshore State Park and the Bay Trail. One of North…
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New Britain Rt. 72: Beehive Bridge
In the 1960s, New Britain CT was one of only a few Connecticut cities of its size to not have a highway running through it, and local leaders wanted to change that. City officials thought that a highway would help the downtown grow and bring more customers into the city. With this as the backdrop,…
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Chattanooga Waterfront: Highway Removal
In the highway-building frenzy of the 1960s, Chattanooga, Tennessee, constructed the Riverfront Parkway to serve as vital freight route to move industrial truck traffic along the scenic Tennessee River. However, what was once a solution to facilitate trade and transportation quickly evolved into a physical barrier that isolated the city from its riverfront. The four-lane,…
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St. Joesph I-229: Waterfront Access
Interstate 229 starts as an auxiliary highway off of I-29, continues along the eastern bank of the Missouri River, cutting downtown St. Joseph off from its’ riverfront with a two-level, four lane viaduct. The interstate goes 15 miles north until it meets another interchange with I-29 in Andrew County. The highway was constructed throughout the…
