Seems unimportant. Whether planners were intentionally racist/sexist or just conforming to the times, the outcome was the same: inequitable urban policy. The author is correct in identifying this sort of policy as a problem that deserves deliberate effort to solve
Chicken or egg
We're the city planners causing racism or dealing with ?
We're the city planners forcing women to stay home or just adaptation to reality ?
Seems unimportant. Whether planners were intentionally racist/sexist or just conforming to the times, the outcome was the same: inequitable urban policy. The author is correct in identifying this sort of policy as a problem that deserves deliberate effort to solve
Intent is the context.