94 is built through a former prominent African American neighborhood.
After seeing similar pics, it is incredible how nasty white supremacy can be if you look at how cities in the USA where changed after the 60s.
Also, the Cathedral of St Paul is outlined as a reference.
Urban renewal is a word.
Yeah the middle-class African American Rondo neighborhood was totally demolished to make way for the interstate here, after an affluent white neighborhood successfully lobbied to have the planned highway relocated from their turf. It would’ve been way better where it was originally planned too, as it was going to hug existing railroad lines. Unfortunately the MN governor at the time was from that neighborhood, so the whites got their way. Now there’s just a stone overpass etched with Rondo to remember the lost community
Hopefully one day these monstrosities will be torn down
Rules for building good highways:
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Build around cities if possible
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If you have to build through cities, less is more. Minimize the amount of space your highway takes up
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If you have to build through cities, always grade-separate. Don’t destroy neighborhoods to place a highway.
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