Deck over the FDR Drive (future)

So much could be generated if we decked over this urban freeway, which is slated to become the free zone when 'congestion pricing' starts in 2021. The vision below is from the Big U, which became the East Side Coastal Resilience project but this element is not part of the current plan (although it would add significant space to the narrow East River Park, reduce emissions and be a storm surge barrier....(see image and EastRiverParkAction.org for updates on this destructive method of building a floodwall). Rockefeller University has decked over a section just north of the United Nations area, where it's decked over as well. Hudson Yards, a boondoggle on the west side also has a 20 acre park decked over rail yards.