And I suspect most of this isn&#x27;t anything new. What is at least somewhat different is that, in general, a Robert Moses [1] can&#x27;t come into a city and remake it to his vision while largely ignoring those who think differently. This change is not entirely a bad thing. On the other hand, it often makes things like large-scale transportation projects much more difficult to accomplish than in the past.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Robert_Moses" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Robert_Moses</a>