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Mobilizing the Metropolis

Mobilizing the Metropolis

How the Port Authority Built New York

by Philip Mark Plotch and Jen Nelles
Paperback
Publication Date: 16/05/2023

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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has morphed in ways that would be unrecognizable to its founders. Its mission evolved from improving rail freight to building motor vehicle crossings, airports, office towers, and industrial parks and taking control of a failing commuter rail line. Despite its criticisms and travails, the Port Authority has overcome hurdles that had frustrated other public and private efforts, built the worlds longest suspension bridge, and taken a leading role in creating an organization to reduce traffic delays in the New York-New Jersey region. Drawing on 100 years of history, Philip Mark Plotch and Jen Nelles produce a significant and engaging account of a powerful governmental entity that offers durable lessons on collaboration, leadership, and overcoming complex political challenges in modern America.
ISBN:
9780472056132
9780472056132
Category:
Regional government
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
16-05-2023
Language:
English
Publisher:
University of Michigan Press
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
228x151x25mm
Weight:
0.62kg

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