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Posted by SMAZ on Mon Jul 23 03:37:23 2007, in response to Re: Brooklyn Dodgers (on topic), posted by Easy on Mon Jul 23 00:29:36 2007. NYC's density and geographical layout is very different from the cities you mentioned. Keeping the city vibrant and relevant in a new age meant making contoversial, divisive and often very painful decisions that caused major displacements. The physical reality is that we need bridges and tunnels to connect our boroughs whereas regular roads get the job done in other cities. We often bitch about NIMBYs. Moses may have been a bit too dismissive of thir legittimate concerns but the alternative would have spelled disaster. The complicated tapestry of road bridges, tunnels, parkways and expressways that he weaved throughout the five boroughs plus his making parkand, playgrounds and greenspace a major priority are the reasons NY is still the crown jewel of American cities. Had he failed, residents and businesses would have fled to greener pastures as many did anyway. As much as we railfans may dislike cars and highways, they were an economic necessity in the 20th Century economy and will continue to be in this century. Without Moses, NY would still have had too many cars but without his works we would be driving in an empty shell of a city on even more clogged and dangerous streets heading towards a Long Island CBD. As I lamented earlier I really wish he would have had a higher regard for mass transit. |
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