Highways gutted American cities. So why did they build them? - Vox
https://www.vox.com/2015/5/14/8605917/highways-interstate-cities-history
The History of Urban Freeways: Who Counts? — Strong Towns
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/2/20/the-history-of-urban-freeways-who-counts