To plow an interstate through a city, first seize some land through imminent domain. Better to seize it from the poor because they can't afford any legal struggle.
This effectively splits poor neighborhoods.
And that can be used as a tool to move or remove those populations.
Combine this with redlining for extra "fun" for anybody black.
> And that was by design, she noted. Policymakers and planners saw highway construction as a convenient way to raze neighborhoods considered undesirable or blighted.
With absolutely no citation, quote, or reference, these types of statements are pure propaganda.
That propaganda is found right at the top of this piece, so we can know exactly what to expect from that supposed journalist.
It's entirely true and if you go back and read old meeting minutes they will constantly just say they're doing something just to get rid of the black neighborhood.
I'm sorry to inform you that Americans before 1960 were sometimes racist.
Generally speaking other countries don't drive highways through the middle of cities nearly as much. It's still happening here - in Seattle and Bakersfield - maybe not for that reason, but still not for a good one, only because we've set a metric that cars need to go as fast as possible and when they don't the solution is more lanes.
This effectively splits poor neighborhoods.
And that can be used as a tool to move or remove those populations.
Combine this with redlining for extra "fun" for anybody black.
https://www.history.com/news/interstate-highway-system-infra...