Talk:New York State Route 17

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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.

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)[reply]