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THE FUTURE OF I-787 AND THEALBANY WATERFRONT 
The Future of I-
787 and the Albany Waterfront is the premiere of The Stakeholders, Inc.’s
Sustainable Cities Project. The mission of the Sustainable Cities project is to create visions that act as starting points for inclusive community discussions that, in turn, lead to transformative projects based on the pillars of sustainability: social, environmental, economic. The goal is tohave these discussions lead to further design scenarios, with one of those scenarios eventuallybecoming a reality.
 
 
1This project could not have been completed without the assistance of the following:Sponsors:Design Team:Jodi Smits-Anderson, DASNY Craig Church, ASLAAlicia Germano, 3tstudios Rocky Ferraro, AICP, CDRPCDavid Hogenkamp, Empire State Future Doug Melnick, AICP, Team Leader, City of AlbanySandy Misiewicz, AICP, CDTC Chris Netski, 3tarchitectsScott Townsend, 3tarchitects Mike Wyatt, NYSDOTReport Development:Writer:David Hogenkamp, Sustainable Cities ChairEditors:Jen Ceponis, Sustainable Communities Institute Co-ChairJillian Faison, Sustainable Cities TeamJoseph Moloughney, Sustainable Communities Institute Co-ChairVolunteers:Jen Ceponis Laura SchultzMartin Daley Meaghan TartagliaJamie Dughi Stanley TartagliaChris Franklin Michael WeidrichAddy Haberbush Michael WilliamsOmar Peters Leah ZiamandanisJim SalengoSpecial thanks goes out to the Grand Street Community Arts Center for allowing us to use theirvenue free of charge for our public input session.
 
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Content 
Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................ 3
 
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 5
 
The History of I-787 ....................................................................................................................... 6
 
The Successful Transformation of the Working Waterfront ........................................................ 10
 
Baltimore, Maryland: The Inner Harbor ....................................................................................... 11
 
The Hidden Waterfront: The Highway Dilemma ......................................................................... 13
 
Decking Over Highways to Reconnect the Waterfront ................................................................ 14
 
Freeways to Boulevards: Scaling Down our Highways ............................................................... 20
 
Complete Removal of the Right-of-Way: Eliminating the Highway ........................................... 24
 
Visions for a New I-787 ................................................................................................................ 27
 
Public Input Sessions .................................................................................................................... 30
 
Survey Results .............................................................................................................................. 33
 
Conclusion: Ma
king the Right Decision for Albany‟s Future
...................................................... 38
 
Works Cited .................................................................................................................................. 42
 
Appendix1: Design1 ..................................................................................................................... 43
 
Appendix 2: Design 2 ................................................................................................................... 44
 
Appendix 3: Results from Public Input Session ........................................................................... 45
 
Appendix 4: Survey ...................................................................................................................... 53
 
Appendix 5: Survey Results.......................................................................................................... 56
 
Figures:
 Figure 1: Proposed Buried Highway Interchange at Washington Park 
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7Figure 2: Planned Arterial System within the City of Albany
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8Figure 3: I-787/South Mall Arterial Interchange
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9Figure 4:
Entrance to Albany‟s Waterfront……………………………………………………
.. 10Figure 5: Bridge Apartments
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16Figure 6: The Duluth waterfront 1960
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s
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Figure 7: Duluth‟s waterfront transformation…………………………………………………..
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Figure 8: CNU and CNT‟s: “Top Teardown Prospects”……………………………………….
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Figure 9: Milwaukee‟s Park Freeway East……………………………………………………
.. 22Figure 10: A P
ostcard of the Harbor Drive……………………………………………………..
26Figure 11: Tom McCall Waterfront Park 
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. 27Figure 12: Descriptions of the Two Designs
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9Figure 13: May 17 Community Input Session
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31Figure 14:
Willingness to Tolerate Longer Commute …………………………………………..
36Figure 15:
Desire for an Attractive Waterfront………………………………………………….
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