Kensington Expressway

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The Kensington Expressway is a major urban highway in Buffalo, New York, constructed in the mid-20th century and widely criticized for its disruptive impact on surrounding neighborhoods and historic parkway landscapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf controlled-access highway
expressway
urban highway
abbreviation Kensington Expy NERFINISHED
associatedWith mid-20th-century urban renewal policies
postwar highway construction era in the United States
builtAs sunken expressway
connects Buffalo Niagara International Airport NERFINISHED
Downtown Buffalo NERFINISHED
constructedInPeriod mid-20th century
constructionEnd 1960s
constructionStart 1950s
country United States of America
criticizedFor air and noise pollution
contributing to neighborhood decline
destruction of historic parkway landscapes
dividing communities
negative impact on surrounding neighborhoods
designFeature below-grade roadway segments
limited access interchanges
disrupted Humboldt Parkway landscape
surrounding neighborhoods on Buffalo’s East Side
hasJunctionWith Interstate 190 NERFINISHED
Interstate 90 NERFINISHED
Scajaquada Expressway NERFINISHED
historicallyPartOf Buffalo’s Olmsted park and parkway system area NERFINISHED
impactOn connectivity between neighborhoods on Buffalo’s East Side
property values in adjacent neighborhoods
laneConfiguration multi-lane divided highway
locatedIn Buffalo, New York NERFINISHED
Erie County, New York NERFINISHED
New York State NERFINISHED
maintainedBy New York State Department of Transportation
partOf New York State Route 33 NERFINISHED
passesThrough East Side of Buffalo NERFINISHED
regionServed Western New York NERFINISHED
replaced Humboldt Parkway NERFINISHED
routeNumber NY 33 NERFINISHED
subjectOf environmental justice discussions
proposals for capping or covering sections
proposals to restore Humboldt Parkway
urban renewal debates in Buffalo
terminusDirectionEast Buffalo Niagara International Airport vicinity
terminusDirectionWest Downtown Buffalo NERFINISHED
transportationFunction access route to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
primary commuter route between downtown Buffalo and suburbs to the east
urbanSetting dense residential neighborhoods

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Humboldt Parkway hasSectionReplacedBy Kensington Expressway