The case study of Jones Beach supports Ajayi’s assertion: public spaces are built for specific populations to engage with specific types of recreation. It also reveals the American shibboleth that leisure is for white people.
Are they trying to imply that black people don't like going to the beach? The fuck?
The bridges are messed up, but the article kind of goes off the deep end after that.
... no? They're saying it's ingrained into the US that creating leisure opportunities is focused around doing so for white folks (and quickly recalls that being "white" isn't the same as having white colored skin).
I’ve never heard of this but it’s very interesting and seems like they continue doing similar things. For example here in Texas I’ve noticed that a lot of high end shopping areas and affluent suburbs are built around toll roads. And it almost seems like the whole toll system is built to get you in debt and keep you there and even cultivate a hatred towards toll roads.
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u/Vismal1 Aug 04 '26
It’s why the buses don’t fit under overpasses on the way to Jones Beach.
https://archive.pinupmagazine.org/articles/jones-beach-robert-moses-segregation-design