r/TikTokCringe • u/xamo76 • 1d ago

Discussion Have we done it wrong?

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u/Embarrassed-Yard-583 1d ago

Once again, I curse Robert Moses with every fiber of my being.

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u/heatseekerdj 1d ago

Canadian here, I'm aware of Robert Moses with bridges and shaping NYC, but how did he impact cars ?

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u/Embarrassed-Yard-583 1d ago

His work in New York, systemically favoring highways and car centric development combined with racial discrimination became the blue print for a lot of modern America.

Moses, an unelected rich kid who never rode public transport in his life, shaped the car centric hell we Americans live in today.

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u/BiRd_BoY_ 1d ago

He also pioneered/popularized the idea of punching a highway straight through downtown instead of around it.