Sunday, December 6, 2009

Opinion Paper #6: Robert Moses and the Modern City

The question from this reading is whether Robert Moses was corrupt or not. In my opinion, he was not really corrupt, but was probably too ambitious. I think big leaders always get critics no matter what they do. There will always people who like to talk about what someone does wrong instead what they did right. Nobody can make everybody happy and satisfied.

As you look, New York City is very well organized. This city has such a high population density. I can't imagine how this city would survive without having all these bridges and express highways. I question whether NYC may have grown to such a large population or become one of the most famous cities in the world if it wasn't for such an ambitious and forward moving thinker as Robert Moses. He was a master planner and powerful person.

That said, perhaps he was in a seat of too much of power and didn't know how to properly use it...

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