Take a look at this neat urban design feature, from Columbus, Ohio.

High Street is probably Columbus’ best urban street. It runs through most of the city’s best walkable neighborhoods, and has one of the only good bus lines in the region. But there’s a problem: It crosses over I-670, resulting in a block-long overpass that no one could describe as pedestrian friendly.

So the city built a cap above the highway, and topped it with a building lined with shops. The result seems like just another city block.

This is the view from the sidewalk.


If you walk behind the building, you can see the highway rolling underneath.