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Gee I wonder what types of people used to live in those neighborhoods that were eviscerated for the highways…were they by any chance a minority?
Curiously, cinci is seriously rethinking that specific stretch of road. There are currently plans oto kinda turn a bunch of it into a park…you’ll never guess who started moving in to the west end a few years back…
Came here to say just that. Yup.
Yeah I was trying to think of how this could have happened. Maybe large developments in the suburbs? Then this part of town just became an area you drive through, to get where you are going. Maybe some low rent apartments there where mostly people of color lived. Add crime and mismanagement. Then eventually it’s ripe for the teardown. What a waste.
Can confirm, it’s a spaghetti mess here. It’s not a pleasant driving experience, and it certainly isn’t a pleasant living experience.
it’s a spaghetti mess here
I mean, considering the chili…
That went from a place I would have liked to explore to an ugly hellscape I’d never want to be trapped in.
goddamn
That highway could use a few more lanes.
Why do they have their own castle?
Sure, yeah, fuck cars…
But was it supposed to look better in the top picture?
Like the second picture at least has a green space.
Not saying the second looks better… But definitely not worse
You might not be considering the natural areas that needed to be destroyed to move all of those people and businesses. Density is better than sprawl for the environment for that reason.
The green areas sem to be mostly grass, which while pretty, are bad at providing shade, carbon capture, and use a lot of water. So, better than a parking lot, but not by a lot.
What an ugly city
