Talk:New York State Route 17
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I-86 Conversion Section[edit]
I think it is ok to put the same text for the I-86 conversion on both the I-86 page and the NY 17 page. It's relevant and the same information on both, and both are the same highway.
Institutional Racism[edit]
Seems like there should be some mention here of the deliberate structural bigotry that was implemented in the construction of the Interstate Highway System. Route 17 is a classic example. At numerous locations the route was deliberately designed to divide -- or wipe out -- neighborhoods largely inhabited by poor, working-class eastern European and black families. "Kamikaze Curve" itself wouldn't have existed had the road been directed a half-mile to a mile north -- but eliminating that curve would have run it through upscale white neighborhoods, rather than the black, Slovak, and Polish neighborhoods it was planned to destroy, instead. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.95.43.253 (talk) 00:22, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
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