America's Waterfront Revival: Port Authorities and Urban Redevelopment

Since the early years of the twentieth century, public authorities have been providing an enormous share of the public infrastructure in the United States and have shaped our urban environment in powerful ways. Politicians have continued to create new public authorities, but many older ones remain influential, adapting to ever—changing economic trends, technologies, and user demands by entering new lines of business. Among the authorities that have continued to change and have remained rele...