FEDERAL AID HIGHWAY ACT 1956

Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 sanctioned the creation of a state-funded highway system subsidizing "white flight" from the city, demarcating neighborhoods along racial lines, destroying African American neighborhoods, and transporting jobs out of urban areas.

John Powell, Race, Place and Opportunity

EXAMPLE

I-375 is a 1.06-mile spur that pierces Detroit's downtown. Begun in 1959, this 4-lane, below-grade freeway disconnected Detroit's Riverfront, Greektown, Eastern Market, and Stadium districts. Its legacy is tied to failed urban renewal efforts that destroyed thriving black bottom district & neighborhood.

Congress for the New Urbanism

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