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Re: Since when are buses allowed on the Parkways? |
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Posted by Jeff Rosen on Wed Jul 16 17:21:51 2008, in response to Re: Since when are buses allowed on the Parkways?, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed Jul 16 15:15:02 2008. It's more than a conspiracy theory. It was asserted in Robert Caro's 1400 page biography of Moses, The Power Broker. Whether it was true or not (the majority of the book is anti-RM) Caro stated that the overpasses were deliberately low to keep buses with minorities (i.e. Blacks) from the state parks such as Jones Beach. Most of the parkways were built in the 30's and 40's. The bridges from Merrick Road to Jones Beach had a higher clearance to allow trucks (delivery, construction, etc) to service Jones Beach. Since those days most of the overpassses on Long Island were rebuilt with higher clearances.["I know the small mini school buses and the Access a ride buses are allowed, I have seen them many of times"] They weren't allowed years ago either. ["The Jackie Robinson is one of the least upgraded of all the parkways on Long Island..."] The Jackie Robinson was completely renovated in the 80's. I know as I used it to commute to work in the 80's and it was closed for several years with numerous detours through the parks. Believe it or not it wasn't as wide as today and the divider was a very low divider (more like a curb) which cars regularly crossed out of control.
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