Justice and the Interstates: The Racist Truth about Urban Highways Reft Ryan
Justice and the Interstates: The Racist Truth about Urban Highways Reft Ryan When the U.S. These neighborhoods were destroyed, isolated from the rest of the city, or left to deteriorate over…
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Justice and the Interstates: The Racist Truth about Urban Highways Reft Ryan
When the U.S. These neighborhoods were destroyed, isolated from the rest of the city, or left to deteriorate over time.Edited by Ryan Reft, Amanda Phillips de Lucas, and Rebecca Retzlaff, Justice and the Interstates examines the toll that the construction of the U.S. interstate system was constructed, spurred by the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956, many highways were purposefully routed through Black, Brown, and poor communities.
It opens up new areas for historical inquiry, while also calling on engineers, urban planners, transportation professionals, and policymakers to account for the legacies of their practices.The chapters, written by diverse experts and thought Interstate Highway System has taken on vulnerable communities over the past seven decades, details efforts to restore these often- segregated communities, and makes recommendations for moving forward.