Originally Posted by
B. Carfree
The first house I lived in was very near the current MacArthur freeway in Oakland, CA. Had that monstrosity not been built, my family might have stayed in Oakland instead of moving over the hill into a neighboring town. My life has been much better because of that move, but those who couldn't leave were much worse off because of that freeway. For several decades after its construction, trucks were forbidden to use it; it was for commuters only.
Well, they built the urban freeways so well off (ahem...white) people could remove to the suburbs. Now their children and grandchildren want to move back into the city, so they're tearing out the freeways to build nice walkable condos for them. It's all publicly funded--welfare for the wealthy.