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This 4 page paper looks at this construction project and how it hurt the Bronx. Many facts are relayed. Some positive information is included. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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(p. 101). It sounds like an extreme statement but people who ride this highway often agree. One problem today is that traffic comes to a standstill (Schwarzer, 2004). Of course,
the Cross Bronx Expressway is not the only place in the region where traffic is bumper to bumper. Many highways around New York City share this problem. Brooklyns belt parkway
for example experiences a myriad of problems including excessive traffic and potholes, but the belt is such that it has minimized the deterioration of neighborhoods and is actually effective in
promoting the way in which people get around. The same cannot be said in the Bronx. One author by the name of Marshall Berman put it this way: "the road
offered views mostly of aggressive trucks struggling to get out of the Bronx as quickly as possible" (Schwarzer, 2004, p.101). This is not a pretty sight. A description of the
bridge does not create a sense of that this is a desirable element either. On the Manhattan side, this highway is submerged under a residential structure that is only supported
by piles (Schwarzer, 2004). The piles straddle the road (Schwarzer, 2004). At other points, the road will be found underneath bridges or elevated train tracks (Schwarzer, 2004). One problem is
that the construction of this highway which is incidentally seven miles long had been plagued with difficulties (Schwarzer, 2004). After completion of the project in 1963, it was deemed problematic
(Schwarzer, 2004). One problem in terms of its construction is that it would necessitate the displacing of many people who lived in homes that had to be torn down (Schwarzer,
2004). Of course, this is par for the course. After all, when a highway is constructed, it does upset the infrastructure that exists. It is thought that down the road,
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