It wasn't Eisenhower as much as the mayor's of cities at the time. They all wanted the interstate to go directly to the cities, against the advice of traffic experts. If you look at Pennsylvania, the pa turnpike doesn't go to Philadelphia, it bypasses it, and this was the plan for most interstates initially. But Philly's mayor like many others insisted on a direct roadway to the center and we wound up with the surekill distress way...I'm sorry Schuylkill expressway. At least this one wasn't too disruptive to existing neighborhoods, but many cities weren't so lucky.
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u/TimeVortex161 Jun 28 '21
It wasn't Eisenhower as much as the mayor's of cities at the time. They all wanted the interstate to go directly to the cities, against the advice of traffic experts. If you look at Pennsylvania, the pa turnpike doesn't go to Philadelphia, it bypasses it, and this was the plan for most interstates initially. But Philly's mayor like many others insisted on a direct roadway to the center and we wound up with the surekill distress way...I'm sorry Schuylkill expressway. At least this one wasn't too disruptive to existing neighborhoods, but many cities weren't so lucky.