Rendering of what Almond Street might look like after removal of the Interstate 81 viaduct and construction of the "Community Grid." (New York State Department of Transportation)New York State Department of Transportation
Mayor Ben Walsh has told state and federal officials that a community grid that replaces the elevated I-81 through Syracuse should be designed as a network of city streets and not a highway.
Walsh has asked the state for smaller lanes, bigger sidewalks and more space for development of taxable private property.
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