(SCAR: Transportation Department Publications, UB Archives)
The structure of the road was one of the most important sticking points for SCAR proponents. The various road plans had very different impacts on both the residential and commercial areas of Southeast Baltimore. SCAR constantly attacked road plans that placed had a large impact on residential areas. This was a method of attacked that was voiced at design plan meetings.
The Urban Design Concepts group of Louis Sauer and Associates took a vested interest in reducing the number of displaced families. Each plan shows the detailed impact on residential properties. As a result, each plan held some contention based on the families that were going to be displaced. In addition, each plan held new worries for other residents of Southeast Baltimore. Citizens were constantly left wondering if their home would be in the path of the road. Housing united the citizens of Southeast Baltimore against the road.
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