Fighting Westway

by William W Buzbee and William W. Buzbee

Book Overview

From 1971 to 1985, battles raged over Westway, a multibillion-dollar highway, development, and park project slated for placement in New York City. It would have projected far into the Hudson River, including massive new landfill extending several miles along Manhattan's Lower West Side. The most expensive highway project ever proposed, Westway also provoked one of the highest stakes legal battles of its day. In Fighting Westway, William...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801479444
• ISBN13: 9780801479441
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher