The folklore of the freeway race and revolt in the modernist city a centerpiece of modernist city planning the interstate system was the largest public works project in american history funding the construction of a 42800 mile highway network that transformed metropolitan america according to planners visions of efficiency rationality . The folklore of the freeway race and revolt in the modernist city a quadrant book avila eric on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers the folklore of the freeway race and revolt in the modernist city a quadrant book. The folklore of the freeway race and revolt in the modernist city eric avila minneapolis univer sity of minnesota press 2014 xi and 228 pp photos illustra tions notes bibliography index 2495 paper isbn 978 0 8166 8073 3 reviewed by katie j wells met ropolitan institute virginia tech alexandria va the folklore of the . This book tells of the other revolt a movement of cr when the interstate highway program connected americas cities it also divided them cutting through and destroying countless communities affluent and predominantly white residents fought back in a much heralded freeway revolt saving such historic neighborhoods as greenwich . Book description when the interstate highway program connected americas cities it also divided them cutting through and destroying countless communities affluent and predominantly white residents fought back in a much heralded freeway revolt saving such historic neighborhoods as greenwich village and new orleanss french quarter