Some background, for those who are wondering how a highway can be racist ...

[eppur_se_muova]

https://www.eenews.net/articles/biden-admin-targets-roads-built-under-racist-policies/

For deeper research, begin with this Googlon: https://www.google.com/search?q=interstate+racist+Robert+Moses

[yankee87]

1. Cross Bronx Expressway

When the Cross Bronx Expressway was built, the road went right through the poor area, destroyed neighborhoods, undervalued the real estate to rip off poor and minority owners. To this day, it’s a fussy, that doesn’t help traffic flow. Amazing how the road didn’t go through any richer areas.

Rant over

[eppur_se_muova]

2. Yet another plug for Caro's book ... :)

https://www.robertcaro.com/the-books/the-power-broker/

Wasn't that area "little Lebanon", or something like that ? It's been a few years since I read the book. I need to buy it as an ebook so I can search the contents.

[Dorian Gray]

10. All the highways

in and around NYC that have low overpasses that prevent busses from taking people to the suburbs.....

Racism and/or classism baked into the system.

[LeftInTX]

3. Good luck trying to remove I-35 from Austin..LOL

Old maps show I-35 under construction. It's still under construction!

Seriously Austin is a traffic nightmare and I-35 is the only interstate. The city is even surrounded by toll roads, which is unusual for a city of its size.

US 90, I-10, I-35 and I-37 kinda do the same thing in San Antonio. However, before there were interstates there were railroads and stockyards. I-35 and 37 kinda run parallel to the railroad tracks.

[eppur_se_muova]

4. from the article excerpted ...

“If states use [federal funding] the way they’ve used it in the past, and for the sorts of projects we’ve heard about in many states, including I-35 in Texas, then that could be creating new or additional divisions while we’re trying to reconnect communities.”

Interstate 35 in Austin, Texas, was built in 1962 and has become a symbol of wealth inequality in the Lone Star State’s capital. It cuts off communities of color in east Austin from the wealthier downtown neighborhood — a disparity nationally highlighted during the devastating power outages that swept through Texas this year (Energywire, Feb. 23).

Despite momentum from community groups in Austin to remove or cap I-35, the Transportation Department has proposed a massive expansion of up to 20 lanes.

I assume "Transportation Dept" refers to Texas state DOT.

[LeftInTX]

5. Currently 35 is double decker.

I-35 divides the capitol district from a residential district. My daughter lives in east Austin in the community of color discussed above. It's gentrified. They live in a 100 year old duplex that's appraised at $500,000. ($1,000,000 for the entire structure) They own 1/2 of the duplex. Their side of the duplex has about 700 square feet. Her husband bought the place about 25 years ago when he was single and working a bunch of hours. The place was close to his work and cheap.

[Hekate]

6. KnR

[Heather MC]

7. All of Arlington Virginia's highway system was developed

Through predominantly black neighborhoods

[Heather MC]

8. All of Arlington Virginia's highway system was developed

Through predominantly black neighborhoods
Central Park was a black neighborhood that was taken by New York
Most of the highway system was built through black neighborhoods

[Heather MC]

9. All of Arlington Virginia's highway system was developed

Through predominantly black neighborhoods
Central Park was a black neighborhood that was taken by New York
Most of the highway system was built through black neighborhoods, Even when it would have been cheaper to run it through a predominantly white neighborhood