Hamilton Ave in Red Hook, before and after the construction of the Gowanus Expressway and BQE in the 1940s-50swr_m t1_j654lbc wrote
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> going to places no transit system or fancy ebike will reach
The photo shows a transit system that was ripped out to put in a highway. Robert Moses is the reason these transit deserts exist.
>If you lot had your way, this city would have half the population.
The population of Brooklyn has decreased since the construction of the BQE. Overall population of the city has only increased by 20% since the 1940s.
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