Robert Moses, American Urban Planner
Robert Moses (December 18, 1888 - July 29, 1981) was the "master builder" of 20th century New York City, Long Island, Rockland County, and Westchester County, New York. His decisions favoring highways over public transit helped create the modern suburbs of Long Island and influenced a generation of engineers, architects, and urban planners who spread his philosophies across the nation. As head of various authorities, he controlled millions in income from his projects' revenue generation, and he had the power to issue bonds to borrow vast sums, allowing him to initiate new ventures with little or no input from legislative bodies. This allowed him to circumvent the power of the purse as it normally functioned in the USA, and the process of citizen comment on major public works. His projects were considered by many to be necessary for the region's development after being hit hard by the Great Depression. He died of heart disease in1981, at the age of 92. While the overall impact of many of Moses's projects continues to be debated, their sheer scale across the urban landscape is indisputable. No photographer, undated.
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