Asian American
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Tatiana Gevelekian
Professor Lai
AAS
9 November 2013
The Effects of Public Policy Public policies have played a large role in creating the suburbs and contributing to segregation in Los Angeles. The 1956 Interstate Defense Highway Act helped create and sustain suburbs but the process maintained segregation against those of low income. After the streetcar system government organizations built freeways in areas of low income, leaving residents with no choice but to evacuate. In addition, the 1949 Housing Act allowed the city of Los Angeles to evict residents of the Chavez Ravine in order to “redevelop” the area. Equally important Restrictive Covenants played significant role in creating suburbs but definitely maintain segregation. Although public policies have indeed helped to create and sustain suburbs, many policies promoted segregation. The Federal level postwar highway construction was reinforced through the 1956 Interstate and Defense Highway Act (IDHA).The 1956 Interstate and Defense Highway Act is a primary public policy that sustained the suburbs yet caused segregation amongst those who lived in the slums. Eric Avila the author of “Popular Culture in the Age of White Flight” examines the reconfiguration of the Los Angeles city after the implementation of freeways. Long before freeways people traveled using the streetcar. Several cities around the North Eastern portion and Midwest provided public transportation through streetcars. Streetcars were essential because it was citizen’s form of public transportation. The streetcars were very popular, effective, and well developed only until the 20th century. After several years of operations the business began to die down. The owners and operators of the streetcars began to lose money. As result, the city went
Gevelekian 2 through drastic changes and brought the idea of privatization of the post war life. Society began to sustain different mindset were state operations turned into
Tatiana Gevelekian
Professor Lai
AAS
9 November 2013
The Effects of Public Policy Public policies have played a large role in creating the suburbs and contributing to segregation in Los Angeles. The 1956 Interstate Defense Highway Act helped create and sustain suburbs but the process maintained segregation against those of low income. After the streetcar system government organizations built freeways in areas of low income, leaving residents with no choice but to evacuate. In addition, the 1949 Housing Act allowed the city of Los Angeles to evict residents of the Chavez Ravine in order to “redevelop” the area. Equally important Restrictive Covenants played significant role in creating suburbs but definitely maintain segregation. Although public policies have indeed helped to create and sustain suburbs, many policies promoted segregation. The Federal level postwar highway construction was reinforced through the 1956 Interstate and Defense Highway Act (IDHA).The 1956 Interstate and Defense Highway Act is a primary public policy that sustained the suburbs yet caused segregation amongst those who lived in the slums. Eric Avila the author of “Popular Culture in the Age of White Flight” examines the reconfiguration of the Los Angeles city after the implementation of freeways. Long before freeways people traveled using the streetcar. Several cities around the North Eastern portion and Midwest provided public transportation through streetcars. Streetcars were essential because it was citizen’s form of public transportation. The streetcars were very popular, effective, and well developed only until the 20th century. After several years of operations the business began to die down. The owners and operators of the streetcars began to lose money. As result, the city went
Gevelekian 2 through drastic changes and brought the idea of privatization of the post war life. Society began to sustain different mindset were state operations turned into