E36: Moses and Mamdani

#podcast #nyc #mamdani #highways #radical
A lot has been said about the potential impact Zohran Mamdani’s soon-to-be mayoralty will have on New York City’s wealthy. But what about his effect on New York City generally? It’s a big place with millions connected and affected by the ribbons of highways built by Robert Moses four generations ago. As those highways reach the ends of their lifespans, what are the opportunities Mayor Mamdani will have to reconnect communities and improve the lives of city residents? Adam Susaneck returns to share his thoughts.

Show notes
NYC
The Power Broker:   / 1111.the_power_broker  
Loving the Bronx: https://bronxriver.org/partner/loving...
Cross Bronx Expressway: https://www.segregationbydesign.com/t...

Boston
Central Artery: https://www.segregationbydesign.com/b...
Rose Kennedy Greenway: https://www.rosekennedygreenway.org/
MBTA: https://www.mbta.com/maps
Newmarket, Boston: https://newmarketbid.org/

Highways
Interstate 95: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interst...
Interstate 93 (MA Route 128): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massach...

Chapters
00:00 Intro
05:20 Mayors and governors
09:19 Guest intro
13:19 Change elections
18:13 Infrastructure and affordability
21:16 Zohran v Barack
25:04 Representation-plus
28:48 Robert Moses
35:47 Highway removal
40:44 Passenger vs freight
45:04 Boston went wrong
49:28 Imagining reconnection
1:00:23 Entrenched beliefs
1:04:33 Conclusion