The conflicting urban philosophies of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs concerning the proposed Lower Manhattan Expressway (Lomex) remain pertinent today. Urban and transportation planners must balance top-down planning and citizen activism. Moses conceived and created most New York City public works. He presumed completion of his envisioned elevated highway across Lower Manhattan. Surprisingly, citizen groups led by Jacobs mobilized to stop it. This article presents Lomex from inception through the tumultuous political and personal battles of the 1960s until its demapping, focusing on the urban philosophies of Moses and Jacobs to highlight the need for today’s planners to combine them.

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城市哲学的冲突

罗伯特·摩西（Robert Moses）和简·雅各布斯（Jane Jacobs）关于拟议中的曼哈顿下城高速公路（Lomex）的矛盾城市哲学在今天仍然存在。城市和交通规划人员必须在自上而下的规划与公民行动之间取得平衡。摩西构思并创作了纽约市大多数公共作品。他推测他所设想的穿越曼哈顿下城的高架公路已经完成。令人惊讶的是，以雅各布斯为首的公民团体动员起来制止了这一运动。本文介绍Lomex，从成立到1960年代动荡的政治和个人斗争，直到其解映射为止，重点介绍了摩西和雅各布斯的城市哲学，强调了当今规划者将它们结合起来的必要性。