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minus-squareTm12@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·2 days agoThe Dunsmuir Viaduct in Vancouver, BC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogan's_Alley,_Vancouver
minus-squareMedic8teMe@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·edit-22 days agoHalifax, Nova Scotia. Demolished a black community for a bridge. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africville
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 days agoOk, that’s it! I’m never enjoying architecture, engineering, landscaping, or roadways in North America again! Joking aside, it IS really fucked up that all of that was allowed to not just be done, but then forgotten!
minus-squarefartographer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoIt’s not perfect, but Austin, TX did an almost okay-ish job protecting Blackland. It’s not great, but it’s a symbol of what the tiniest amount of progress can look like.
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The Dunsmuir Viaduct in Vancouver, BC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogan's_Alley,_Vancouver
Halifax, Nova Scotia. Demolished a black community for a bridge.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africville
Ok, that’s it! I’m never enjoying architecture, engineering, landscaping, or roadways in North America again!
Joking aside, it IS really fucked up that all of that was allowed to not just be done, but then forgotten!
It’s not perfect, but Austin, TX did an almost okay-ish job protecting Blackland. It’s not great, but it’s a symbol of what the tiniest amount of progress can look like.