Interstate Highways

In the city of Cleveland social and racial fears and concerns were entrenched in the interstate highway model. In Cleveland interstate highways worked as a sieve. It allowed middle class whites to escape to the suburbs while containing and restricting economically disadvantaged citizens in deteriorating urban areas. Though interstate highways are not the culprit of Cleveland’s woes, it is clear that it could at least be tried as an accomplice. It must be noted that had these problems not preexisted they would not have factored into the concerns surrounding the construction of interstate highways. The interstate highways, in an attempt to correct Cleveland’s faults, actually contributed to the further decline of the city.