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Robert Moses ( <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_18" class="extiw" title="en:December 18">December 18</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1888" class="extiw" title="en:1888">1888</a>–<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_29" class="extiw" title="en:July 29">July 29</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981" class="extiw" title="en:1981">1981</a>) was the "master builder" of mid-20th century <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City" class="extiw" title="en:New York City">New York City</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island" class="extiw" title="en:Long Island">Long Island</a>, and other suburbs. As the shaper of a modern city, he is sometimes compared to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_Haussmann" class="extiw" title="en:Baron Haussmann">Baron Haussmann</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_French_Empire" class="extiw" title="en:Second French Empire">Second Empire</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris" class="extiw" title="en:Paris">Paris</a>, and he was easily the most polarizing figure in the history of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/urban_planning" class="extiw" title="en:urban planning">urban planning</a> in the United States. Although he never held elected office, Moses was arguably the most powerful person in New York City government from the 1930s to the 1950s. He literally changed shorelines, built roadways in the sky, and transformed vibrant neighborhoods forever. His decisions favoring highways over public transport formed the modern suburbs of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island" class="extiw" title="en:Long Island">Long Island</a> and influenced a generation of engineers, architects, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/urban_planner" class="extiw" title="en:urban planner">urban planners</a> who spread his philosophies across the nation.
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| current | 14:23, 15 January 2017 | | 1,971 × 2,067 (712 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | <b>Robert Moses</b> ( <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_18" class="extiw" title="en:December 18">December 18</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1888" class="extiw" title="en:1888">1888</a>–<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_29" class="extiw" title="en:July 29">July 29</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981" class="extiw" title="en:1981">1981</a>) was the "master builder" of mid-20th century <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City" class="extiw" title="en:New York City">New York City</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island" class="extiw" title="en:Long Island">Long Island</a>, and other suburbs. As the shaper of a modern city, he is sometimes compared to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_Haussmann" class="extiw" title="en:Baron Haussmann">Baron Haussmann</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_French_Empire" class="extiw" title="en:Second French Empire">Second Empire</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris" class="extiw" title="en:Paris">Paris</a>, and he was easily the most polarizing figure in the history of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/urban_planning" class="extiw" title="en:urban planning">urban planning</a> in the United States. Although he never held elected office, Moses was arguably the most powerful person in New York City government from the 1930s to the 1950s. He literally changed shorelines, built roadways in the sky, and transformed vibrant neighborhoods forever. His decisions favoring highways over public transport formed the modern suburbs of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island" class="extiw" title="en:Long Island">Long Island</a> and influenced a generation of engineers, architects, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/urban_planner" class="extiw" title="en:urban planner">urban planners</a> who spread his philosophies across the nation. |
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