Scenarios about 'highway revolts'
A series of urban protests and community activism movements from the 1950s through 1970s opposing the construction of freeways through established neighborhoods in American cities. These grassroots campaigns challenged the automobile-centric urban renewal paradigm, successfully halting many planned expressways and influencing transportation policy toward more community-sensitive approaches. Highway revolts represent a significant turning point in urban planning history where citizen participation began counterbalancing technocratic decision-making.
What If Boston's Inner Belt Highway Was Constructed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Boston's controversial Inner Belt (I-695) was built in the 1970s, permanently altering the city's neighborhoods, transportation patterns, and urban development.