Robert Moses – The MasterBuilderKara$YounkinCarlos$CarrionJack$LuProfile In power from 1924-1968 over 40 years Built roads, bridges, parks, playground 658 Playgrounds 36,000 acres of parkland 416 miles of parkway 13 bridges 15 expressways WorkaholicTime line of events 1888 – Robert Moses is born 1922 – Joined governor Smith’s inner-circle 1924 – President of Long Island State ParkCommission 1933 – Head of City Parks Department andTriborough Bridge Authority 1946 – City Constructor Coordinator 1949 – Moses establishes Slum ClearanceCommittee 1965 – Arranges the 64/65 World’s Fair 1968 – Moses looses his last position of power 1981 – Moses dies at age of 92Important actors Governor Alfred E. Smith Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Mayor William O’Dwyer Jane Jacobs The citizens of New YorkOrganizations Municipal Research Bureau Moses’ first job that essentially lead him to his political contacts. Long Island State Park Commission Moses’ first major position as president. City Parks Department Gave Moses power over every park and parkway in New York. The Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority Created by Moses himself and has control over seven toll bridges andtwo tunnels, a major source of income for Moses. City Construction Coordinator Probably Moses’ most influential position, giving him authority over allpublic construction projects in New York. Slum Clearance Committee Created by Moses due to the Urban Renewal-program which madehimresponsible for it in New York.New York in 1924 The city was congested and was only gettingworse Cars were seen as the future There needed to be a solution for congestion.Parkways Loophole for building parkways. “Roads” were the purview of State HighwayDepartment and the federal Bureau of PublicRoads Gained popularity with the building of theparkways. New government agencies that ran the tollbooths on bridges to raise funds for theparkways A new source of income for Moses to buildother projects.Robert Moses Built ThisParkwaysParkways Jones Beach Southern State Wantangh State Ocean Northern State Meadow State Bronx River Interbourough Grand Central Belt Cross IslandBridgesBridges Henry Hudson Triborough Verrazano-Narrows Bronx-Whitestone Trongs NeckExpresswaysExpressways Cross-Bronx Whitestone Major Deegan Staten Island Van Wyck Prospect Long IslandRobert Moses Built ThisRobert Moses Built ThisRobert Moses Built ThisRobert Moses Built This Robert Moses and The Modern CityRobert Moses vs. Jane Jacobs Community Planning Grassroots Organizing Life of the StreetPolicy Implications Eminent Domain For the Greater Good Urban RenewalLegacy Robert Caro For better or worse Robert Moses and the Modern City Re-writing the his history in 2007 Columbia University Kenneth Jackson New perspectiveDiscussion Is power centralization key to an effective cityplanning? Should Robert Moses be repeated? Did the outcomes justify the means? Where would New York be without RobertMoses? Is there a median between the Robert Mosesand planning process of today? What other examples of power models arethere rather than checks and
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