We continue to need, as Jane Jacobs pointed out fully a half century ago, a fluid network of walkable urbanism, as little cut apart as possible by large interruptions.
The true value of urbanism and technology occurs when we are able to physically connect and share information, resources, ideas, and empathy with each other.
A Connecticut expressway replacement is likely to be US DOT's "largest source of embarrassment since Alaska's 'Bridge to Nowhere,'" warns John Norquist.