Future Arterial Program New York City

Tells the surprising story of how road construction helped to pave the way to the modern American state. Shows how the growing transportation needs of a steadily industrializing population changed political order from local to state and ultimately to federal governance.

A major new history of Brooklyn, told through its landscapes, buildings, and the people who made them, from the early 17th century to today.

Includes entries for maps and atlases.