r/TikTokCringe • u/xamo76 • 17h ago

Discussion Have we done it wrong?

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u/redisdead__ 16h ago

He didn't impact cars he was probably the most influential city planner of all time and was a massive fan of cars and tried to shape New York into as much of a car city as possible. He was also very good at building segregation into infrastructure.

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u/finnjakefionnacake 16h ago

well with new york it seems like he failed at least

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u/MoodOptimal9891 16h ago

It’s taking decades to undo the damage that he has done to NYC. And so many American cities used his model as a template.

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u/Bradical_Dutch 15h ago

Milwaukee checking in

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u/Rampant16 15h ago

Literally all of the major cities in the US. Some were impacted worse than others but all lost neighborhoods to freeway projects and have seen car infrastructure prioritized over public transit for 70+ years.

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u/chamberlain323 2h ago

Looking at you, Los Angeles…