http://dc.streetsblog.org/2009/06/23/destroying-highways-to-rebuild-cities/ Your daily source for national transportation policy news and analysis. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:32:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://dc.streetsblog.org/2009/06/23/destroying-highways-to-rebuild-cities/comment-page-1/#comment-76041 Micah K Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:39:36 +0000 http://dc.streetsblog.org/?p=7201#comment-76041 Tulsa, Oklahoma's Interstate 244 permanently reinforced a dividing line between largely black North Tulsa and the remainder of the city. Very nice communities that once thrived in the vicinity of the interstate were abandoned by middle-class whites caught north of the interstate. The result was particularly damaging to the neighborhoods just north of downtown Tulsa, even including those surrounding the city's first country club, which include many of Tulsa's first mansions and estates. As a result, "north" Tulsa is no longer connected to the economic and cultural life of the rest of the city. Tulsa, Oklahoma's Interstate 244 permanently reinforced a dividing line between largely black North Tulsa and the remainder of the city. Very nice communities that once thrived in the vicinity of the interstate were abandoned by middle-class whites caught north of the interstate. The result was particularly damaging to the neighborhoods just north of downtown Tulsa, even including those surrounding the city's first country club, which include many of Tulsa's first mansions and estates. As a result, "north" Tulsa is no longer connected to the economic and cultural life of the rest of the city.

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