Mile-long Sheridan Expressway may come down

      The fight by community leaders across the country to reclaim urban spaces from the automobile and ribbons of concrete is said to be aiding the campaign to dismantle the Sheridan, according to the article. The last removal of a major road in the City was elevated portions of the West Side Highway, which runs along the waterfront near Manhattan's Hudson River shoreline. It had fallen into disrepair, a truck fell through it at one point, and sections of it were taken down from 1976 to 1989 to place the road at grade level.

      A report dealing with the fate of the Sheridan is due from the State Department of Transportation this week, according to the Times, and while no firm decision is expected, one of three alternatives is to "demap" the roadway, which would eventually lead to its dismantling. The road carries 50,000 vehicles a day, according to state officials.