Ouch ouch ouch. It hurts just looking at these. Besides the obvious complaint of freeways cutting willy-nilly through established cities, literally demolishing

Ouch ouch ouch. It hurts just looking at these. Besides the obvious complaint of freeways cutting willy-nilly through established cities, literally demolishing everything in its path, even the buildings suffered. The gross misuse of outdoor space might be the second-greatest crime in American urban planning (after freeway culture). So many tight-knit neighborhoods and communities - tight streets full of activity and business - replaced with megalithic buildings surrounded by "plazas" and "parks" that fit neither description and are massive black holes devoid of human activity. That Pittsburgh picture hurts the most. Roads lined with buildings replaced with vast concrete emptiness. Rochester too - there is more parking lot and roadway west of the river than there are buildings! Disgusting. And that Providence picture - if I didn't know better I'd think the after picture is after a war given how much has been absolutely leveled into flat ground. Agh I can't look at this.