Let me guess what kind of people predominantly lived in the neighborhoods that were bulldozed.
Blue=Black, Red=White.
So you have a before version?
No, that’s from 2000 I think.
Atlanta is still apparently the USA’s second most segregated city, so I can’t imagine it was a multicultural wonderland in the 1950s.
The article those pictures appear to be from says it was mostly black neighbourhoods demolished.
Cities should be built around people, not motor vehicles.
Sure the designers of this monstrosity thought, “There are only black people living there, so it’s a win-win” -.-
“Trains Are Too Expensive And Would Take Years To Build“ - guy who remembers the interstate being built.
You can take this picture in just about any city in the US too. NYT did a pretty good piece about it, gifted so y’all can read it: Can Removing Highways Fix America’s Cities? https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/05/27/climate/us-cities-highway-removal.html?unlocked_article_code=1.60w.uuX5.Oo4CsHZXGv8Q&smid=nytcore-android-share
The expressway must expand in order to acommodate the increasing needs of the expressway
I’m not American so I might not fully understand the repercussions of this. (houses being demolished and stuff)
But I honestly prefer the current version. It seems to have more green spaces. The highways could be shit, but if it meant better public transportation them I’m all for it (buses for instance). Maybe kill a few lanes and get a train going there or something…
I don’t know, the old layout seems very claustrophobic to me. The newer one seems to have more potential.
Edit: Upon reviewing the picture again, I think the previous version had a lot of parks that seemed “claustrophobic” but it’s just because it’s a B&W picture… So maybe I’d change my mind and go with the older one.
they demolished a medium density neighborhood for highways so suburbs can commute in and out of inner city. when you destroy neighborhoods and create “green space”, people don’t just stop existing. they either get pushed to the suburbs if they can afford it, or (most likely) the ghettos.
and how does highway create public transit?
highway is a mechanism to separate the undesired that cannot afford cars. kill a few lanes and build trains would mean “those people” can reach “our neighborhoods”.
Nice little neighborhood you got there. Would be a shame if someone needed a new highway, wouldn’t it?
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