The New York City Evolution Animation

LEARN MORE: https://www.myleszhang.org/here-grows-new-york-city/ VIEW FILM AS INTERACTIVE MAP: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/3a2b7b80630940a6b50dc82c72733dfa MUSIC: "The Language of Cities" by Maserati This animation illustrates the development of NYC’s street grid and infrastructure systems from 1609 to the present-day, using geo-referenced road network data and historic maps. The resulting short film presents a series of “cartographic snapshots” of NYC’s built-up urban area at intervals of every 20-30 years history. #HereGrowsNewYork