...this report begins with a brief historical background of the highway system in the Boston metro area; reviews previous studies that have had significant effects in shaping the region's highway and expressway network; inventories the highway system and traffic parameters such as vehicle registrations, car ownership ratios, highway capacity and volumes, discusses the role of the highway construction agencies in the region and reviews status of the expressway system and gives an overview of current highway problems; includes data on persons per vehicle, highway travel time from downtown Boston, etc.; also includes illustrations of a cross section of the 1930 proposed Central Artery; this item was in the BRA collection...