“Napoleon III and Paris” photo exhibit @ Met–Interesting look the development of Paris from a Medieval city to a modern one. The take home message:

Haussmann redesigned Paris to make it easier for the military to sweep through the city; Moses opened New York to motor vehicles. Both men destroyed entire neighborhoods in the process.

That is to say,

Automobility = Militarism.

Indeed, it is no coincidence that American traffic engineers manage traffic in what they call “platoons.”