Albany is at a pivotal moment, and the city and the state can’t risk letting the past define the future.
Building off efforts to repair cities like Rochester, Buffalo and Syracuse, New York is exploring the future of I-787, the overbuilt highway separating Capital Region communities from the Hudson River and each other.
State DOT published its Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) Study in the fall of 2025 and is now moving into the environmental review process, making now a crucial time to take a closer look at the direction the Reimagine I-787 effort is headed. The PEL’s 500-plus pages include some exciting ideas, but there are also some key blind spots state DOT needs to address in order to deliver the changes our communities along the I-787 corridor so crucially need…