Connecting the Interstates

Research collaboration on interstate highways and residential displacements.

[Connecting the Interstates @interstatehwys]

Hi folks—it’s the start of a new month and the perfect time for a “relaunch” of our Twitter presence for the Connecting the Interstates project. We’ve been laying the groundwork behind the scenes and now it’s time to get this show on the ROAD 😉

[🍎 @magicinmypocket]

Pad See Ew mogs Pad Thai but they don’t want you to know that

[Connecting the Interstates @interstatehwys]

Ultimately, just know that in both instances, there were people who won big and those who lost big (and continue to do so) and the function of both systems benefited those for whom it was ultimately created—the wealthy and white.

[Connecting the Interstates @interstatehwys]

To the surprise of absolutely no one, I will spend this ??? hour road-trip to Philly ruminating on the interstate system (I-95) and how overwhelmed and overrun it is (even when half the DMV population ISNT on their way to see Taylor Swift)

[Connecting the Interstates @interstatehwys]

There’s a metaphor in here somewhere about the experience of navigating @Ticketmaster to get @taylorswift13 tickets and navigating I-95 N to get to Philly. If I had more energy or a computer to do more research, I would do something with that.

[Segregation_by_Design @SegByDesign]

In the 40s & 50s, Robert Moses cut a seven mile long gash through The Bronx to build the Cross Bronx Expressway, displacing over 60,000 people in some of the most racially-integrated communities in the country.

[Andrea Roberts, PhD @FreeBlackTX]

Congratulations to all of the scholars accepted into the NEH @towards_history Summer Institute for Higher Education Faculty @DumbartonOaks June 12-July 1! I am excited about what our visiting scholars & participants will co-create together this summer!

[Katie McDonough @khetiwe24]

If you, like me, have long been wondering about how to create historical roads data, don't miss this paper from @JohannesHUhl1, Stefan Leyk, @yaoyichiang, and Craig Knoblock! cc @interstatehwys @versae

[Johannes H. Uhl @JohannesHUhl1]

Check out our new paper integrating #USGS historical topographic maps and contemporary road network data for automatic, fully unsupervised reconstruction of historical road networks: https://t.co/CaXEs7gzzk #historicalGIS #spatialhistory #urbanization #geopython #GIS #roads

[LaDale Winling @lwinling]

Huge thanks is due to @nowurbanism for hosting the #CTIworkshop @DumbartonOaks. It is a gem of a site and a major supporter of all kinds of study of the built environment.

[Mary Rizzo @rizzo_pubhist]

So awesome to spend a couple days thinking thru public history and the interstate! Thank you @lwinling for making it happen.

[Andrea Roberts, PhD @FreeBlackTX]

This thread. Important

[LaDale Winling @lwinling]

@interstatehwys @jon_petters @3underscores @amwhisnant @DavidASpatz @balti_less @danroyles @AmyFinstein @arothmanhistory @benjamintalton @nowurbanism @rizzo_pubhist @CarmenBolt @jaheppler Ask and you shall receive.

[Connecting the Interstates @interstatehwys]

@lwinling @jon_petters @3underscores @amwhisnant @DavidASpatz @balti_less @danroyles @AmyFinstein @arothmanhistory @benjamintalton @nowurbanism @rizzo_pubhist @CarmenBolt @jaheppler and Clayton Nall

[Connecting the Interstates @interstatehwys]

And with that, we wrap up #CTIWorkshop! Thanks to all who participated and keep an eye on this space for updates in the coming weeks on workshop outcomes and next steps! (And also for a group shot taken by @lwinling)