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6) Moses made sure that would never be possible. So, in summary, Robert Moses is basically the most evil villain to ever live.

5) Modes of mass transport long gone, Moses was even more calculating. By INTENTIONALLY lowering the headroom for his bridges, Moses made sure that NO BUSES were to ever cross his bridges, even after the point he is long dead and gone. Buses that would greatly alleviate an overwhelming amount of traffic…

4) Moses has an iron grip on transportation. He essentially destroys the NYC and Long Island by starving it of essential mass transportation systems (trains, roads, etc.) Roads are the way, the ONLY way, and millions of New Yorkers are now forced to sit in hours of perpetual traffic. The opportunity to create…

3) Furthermore, Moses’ solidification of the “Joint Program” allows him to finally absorb power of the Port Authority, and this is perhaps Moses’ at his most powerful. He now has more wealth than the entire city, full control over every aspect of city planning. He is free to build whatever he wants…

2) and rents are too high in other areas, so former residents have to reside in either slum housing with high crime or pay double the rent for an apartment similar to the ones they previously occupied. It’s probably the most depressing chapter of the book so far…

1) Sooo yeah, lot to talk about… In the chapter “One Mile” Caro talks about the devastating effects Moses’ construction of the Cross-Bronx Expressway, an expressway that penetrates right through the Bronx to Manhattan, has on the neighborhood of East Tremont. Families are being evicted from their homes…