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Re: Gates Ave Re: Housing Projects Re: Jane Jacobs Re: Cross Manhattan expressway |
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Posted by SMAZ on Thu Jul 26 04:03:05 2007, in response to Re: Gates Ave Re: Housing Projects Re: Jane Jacobs Re: Cross Manhattan expressway, posted by BrooklynBus on Wed Jul 25 17:27:35 2007. I'm also very glad that we saw the light from those urban housing policies that had such negative and unforseen consequences. Nothing makes me happier then to see those rehabbed buildings in nabs that were considered long dead just a few years ago. However rehabs only work in neighborhoods that are considered to be on the upturn. In Moses' era cities in general were considered to be hopelessly obsolete and therefore intrinsically and irreversibly on the downturn. Those ugly and utilitarian housing projects were the only workable answer to that kind of thinking. Another thing to consider is that today's older suburbs are aging fast. A whole generation or two of Americans have been raised in those places (the children and grandchildren of white flight) and consider them lame, boring and sterile. Regenerated cities like NY that greatly reduced their crime rates have recaptured their magic and people want to live here again. It's a lot cooler and trendier for a young professional to say that they live in Brooklyn then to say that they live in some stale 'burb. The opposite was true in Moses' time. Our transit system is now suffering these otherwise happy consequences with no end in sight. That's why it's now so important to have a Moses of transit. Such a person should not be afraid to make mistakes since he/she inevitably will make some just like with Moses. I know people that sold their car BEFORE moving to NY and looked foward to riding the subway unaware that a car is still a critical need in many areas. |
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