dkdaniel t1_iwrj6ia wrote
Reply to comment by OA5599_CO in The Road That Killed A City: A podcast series about how I-84 destroyed the heart of Hartford. A trend that was happening to all American cities. by marxianthings
The highway could have easily gone around Hartford, with exits leading into lower speed arterials going into downtown. Not to mention literally walling off Hartford from the waterfront, and burying the Park river.
ashcan_not_trashcan t1_iwroppr wrote
That was the original interstate system plan but then racism among other things changed that.
PrpleMnkyDshwsher t1_iws638j wrote
The park river was buried because it flooded major parts of Hartford every spring. Nothing to do with 84.
Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments