Visualizing 81

We're creating visualizations of I-81 in Syracuse, NY and its impact on the past, present, and future. Supported by @NewhouseSU & @Journalism_360

[Jon Glass @jonvibe]

Have to give props to the crew at @WeAreSFJ as their awards certificates are always the snazziest.

[The NewsHouse @NewsHouse]

Congrats to our @visualizing81 crew that was awarded one of the top prizes in student journalism! Check out the project at https://t.co/zov1yC22O6

[Magazine, News & Digital Journalism @NewhouseMND]

Congratulations to @visualizing81 for winning @spj_tweets's MOEy Award as the best of show for this year's SPJ Mark of Excellence contest. https://t.co/1E5W8ljIGe

[Society of Professional Journalists @spj_tweets]

Congratulations to the @visualizing81 team for earning this year's MOEy best in show award in the Mark of Excellence Awards. @NewhouseSU #SDXAwards

[Visualizing 81 @visualizing81]

This is the current state of Syracuse's connectivity south of Dr. King Elementary. Without the highway embankment, Woodland Ave photographed here would have direct access to Oakwood. The same goes for a handful of other existing dead ends in the Southside. Viewable @visualizing81

[Visualizing 81 @visualizing81]

Interesting thread here. Moving the offramp farther south would also address concerns and disappointment from community members that the west entrance to Oakwood Cemetery will remain closed under the current construction plans.

[inthesaltcity @inthesaltcity]

Syracuse told them the offramp can't be right next to Dr King, and it can't

but NYSDOT decided to fix that problem by shrinking the Grid when a better solution would have been to extend it South

they made that bad decision to avoid increasing drive times from Pompey to Downtown

[Amanda Paule @amandapaule]

The change is impressive! This is the work of $575,000 in state and national preservation grants. In a recent interview with Pastor Daren Jaime, he told me that with inflation the project may need to raise upwards of $1 million more to develop the interior.

[SyracuseHistory @SyracuseHistory]

then / now

[Ricky Sayer @RickyReports]

This @inthesaltcity post got me looking deeper at the new NYSDOT I-81/Community Grid plan through Syracuse.

Grid advocates talked for years about the benefits of connecting the SU Hill w/ the Southside more. By fully severing any intersection at MLK, this plan does the opposite.

[Visualizing 81 @visualizing81]

The key here will be focusing on equitable development, leadership from community members, and outreach to families who were displaced in the '60s and '70s and therefore no longer live directly next to the viaduct.

[The Daily Orange @dailyorange]

The Common Council will invest $550,000 to better integrate the Interstate 81 community grid plan into Syracuse’s neighborhoods.
https://t.co/uaZfFnc6UR

[The Office of Research & Creative Activity @NewhouseImpact]

@amandapaule a senior studying @NewhouseMND presents the history of the 15th Ward and @visualizing81. Thank you Amanda! #NewhouseSymposium

[Newhouse School @NewhouseSU]

Next presenter: @NewhouseMND student @amandapaule, who will present “Visualizing 81: Revisiting Syracuse’s Inner-City Highway and 15th Ward” @visualizing81 #NewhouseSymposium

[Magazine, News & Digital Journalism @NewhouseMND]

Tomorrow, the inaugural Newhouse Symposium, sponsored by the Newhouse School’s Office of Research and Creative Activity, will showcase our very own MND senior, Amanda Paule! @amandapaule @visualizing81
Follow on Twitter at #NewhouseSymposium.

[Newhouse School @NewhouseSU]

Magazine, news and digital journalism student Amanda Paule will present on the immersive media project Visualizing I-81. Join us this Friday for the Newhouse Symposium! https://t.co/YI2Qq4uTkq @amandapaule @visualizing81 @NewhouseMND @pachecod #NewhouseSymposium

[The Stand @MySouthSide]

Where do you stand on I-81?

The Federal Highway Administration and state DoT will accept comments through Oct. 14.

Make your opinion heard by completing the online comment form at https://t.co/eiAff8z0GX, email [email protected] or mailed to the address provide.
#181

[Amanda Paule @amandapaule]

This is amazing! So happy to share the work we did with @visualizing81, and proud to have written this piece. Thank you @AEJMC! https://t.co/9YgI7N8IiJ

[syracuse1848 @Syracuse1848]

Mayor Walsh welcomed @SecretaryPete to Syracuse today to meet with community members regarding the I-81 project. With the aging viaduct in the background, Buttigieg said, “The city is rebounding in an extraordinary way, but the consequences of this legacy are still with us.”

[Visualizing 81 @visualizing81]

You can visit this link from the @NYCLU and https://t.co/n687HJYKTI to learn more about the NYCLU's recommendations for the community grid project, such as putting a portion of the land freed by the viaduct's removal into a community land trust.

[NYCLU (Find us on Bluesky) @NYCLU]

With a portion of I-81 is crumbling, it's vital that the construction project to replace it aim to improve housing conditions, health outcomes, and economic + educational opportunities.

Tell the @NYSDOT to build a more equitable future in Syracuse.
https://t.co/9n2Ikwmwhu

[Visualizing 81 @visualizing81]

@LtGovHochulNY @visualizing81 allows viewers to explore potential futures with @BenWalsh44's #SyracuseSurge program. Visit https://t.co/n687HJYKTI to hear activists like Laiza Semidey speak to the importance of I-81 projects working to bridge the gap with local workers.

[Visualizing 81 @visualizing81]

@NYCLU Immerse yourself in this story and several key locations in @Syracuse1848's 15th Ward at https://t.co/n687HJYKTI! And hear the words of Syracuse residents and activists like @NYCLU's Lanessa Chaplin.