If part of a body is sick, the whole body can't be healthy, and many
cities across America have parts that aren't doing very well. But
there are regions that are trying to become healthier by coming
together, rather than pulling apart. Tearing down a highway can be
one way to do this. But it's not the only way. My colleague Derek
Thompson has written about [1]the miracle of Minneapolis, where
high-income communities share tax revenues and real estate with
lower-income communities to spread prosperity. A year ago, I visited
Louisville, where a court ordered the county and city to combine
their school districts in order to integrate their schools. Today,
Louisville is still trying to keep its county and city schools
integrated, even after the Supreme Court told the city it no longer
had to do so. In Chicago, a regional housing authority that covers
eight counties, including Cook County, is working to move families
from the inner city to higher-opportunity neighborhoods. Some cities
use inclusive zoning, in which all new construction must include a
certain percentage of housing for low-income residents, which means
that the wealthy can't separate themselves from the poor.
Source: [2]The Role of Highways in American Poverty
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My original entry is here: [3]The Role of Highways in American Poverty.
It posted Tue, 03 May 2016 18:54:57 +0000.
Filed under: Interstate Highways,
References
1.
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/03/the-miracle-of-minneapolis/384975/
2.
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/03/role-of-highways-in-american-poverty/474282/
3.
https://www.prjorgensen.com/2016/05/03/the-role-of-highways-in-american-poverty/
