This map and research from Luca Aiello from IT University of Copenhagen utilizes Detroit as an example along with the 50 biggest cities in the US.

This map shows where 8 Mile and I-94 meet towards the Eastside of Detroit and the Grosse Pointes. This might not be the best example of broken social connections based on the divided history of the area and the systematic barriers put in place to keep the Grosse Pointes insulated.

The authors do note Detroit as an example of highways acting as an interracial barriers during the urban renewal era. I’ve noted time and again how many of these projects erased ethnic and culturally significant enclaves in the city from Black Bottom, Paradise Valley, and Chinatown. I can’t help but think of the legacy of these broken social connects as much of the westside of Downtown remains as parking lots and vacant spaces.