In Long Island, he built low-clearance bridges over the Parkways leading to Jones Beach State Park, almost 200 in total.
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Moses did this in several cities, including New Orleans.
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And here in Portland
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Idk if Moses was involved but this sounds a LOT like Chicago. It's not an accident most CTA lines serve historically white hoods.
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He wasn't directly, but his "planning" solutions informed the implementation of segregation, even in major cities that did not hire him.
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Should clarify: in Portland he didn't use racial component. We'd already made it super white. KKK, redlined, racial exclusion laws, etc.
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Moses just plowed I-205 right into annexed town/neighborhood Lents downtown.
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1) great thread, 2) reflexive media history note that the bridge story is not quite as cut/dried as Winner made ithttp://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/030631299029003005?journalCode=sssb …
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(I agree w most substantive points I just have this tic where it feels almost historically irresponsible to not cite when bridges come up)
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If you don't manage to serve common good and create justice your are failing to build sustainability and future. You are just greenwashing
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@sanddrn@arthur_affect As an automotive engineer, Elon Musk is already an asshole in my view because of how he talks down other, better -> -
technology, so he can make more money with his own. The rest just piles on on top.
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I wonder how much this will affect LA since it is pretty well established already. Will this have the same negative effects it did for NY.
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This is a very good historic review, thank you
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LA is his playground beta site, he practice tunnels so he can colonize mars
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I wonder if his bigotry is why he drove out the Dodgers.
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This is fantastic, thank you.
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I was aware of that article in another context: I'm glad it's widely available!
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