Author: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Publisher:
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Category : Local transit
Languages : en
Pages : 56

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Author: United States. Department of Transportation
Publisher:
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Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 86

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Author: United States. Federal Transit Administration
Publisher:
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 592

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Author: United States. Interstate Commerce Commission
Publisher:
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Category : Freight and freightage
Languages : en
Pages : 218

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Author: United States. Interstate Commerce Commission
Publisher:
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Category : Interstate commerce
Languages : en
Pages : 226

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Author: United States. Housing and Home Finance Agency
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Category : Housing
Languages : en
Pages :

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Author: United States. Department of Transportation
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Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 1280

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Author: Nicholas Dagen Bloom
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226824403
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 364

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"One of the most enduring American urban myths concerns the death of the Red Car Trolley, an extensive and equitable system in Los Angeles County that some say was weakened and then eradicated by US car manufacturers. Yet as Nicholas Dagen Bloom shows, an array of larger yet less tangible forces together interacted to practically murder public transportation of all kinds in cities nationwide. Most centrally, public transit collapsed because essentially we wanted it to-no conspiracy necessary. Detailing the histories of transportation in Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, and San Francisco, Bloom seeks to set all of our transit myths to rest for the sake not only of accuracy but in order to enrich our conversations about public transportation funding today"--

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Category : Capital budget
Languages : en
Pages : 206

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Author: Steven Beaucher
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262048078
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 586

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A richly illustrated story of public transit in one of America’s most historic cities, from public ferry and horse-drawn carriage to the MBTA. A lively tour of public transportation in Boston over the years, Boston in Transit maps the complete history of the modes of transportation that have kept the city moving and expanding since its founding in 1630—from the simple ferry serving an English settlement to the expansive network of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, or MBTA. The story of public transit in Boston—once dubbed the Hub of the Universe—is a journey through the history of the American metropolis. With a remarkable collection of maps and architectural and engineering drawings at hand, Steven Beaucher launches his account from the landing where English colonists established that first ferry, carrying passengers between what is now Boston’s North End and Charlestown—and sparing them what had been a two-day walk around Boston Harbor. In the 1700s, horse-drawn coaches appeared on the scene, connecting Boston and Cambridge, with the bigger, better Omnibus soon to follow. From horse-drawn coaches, horse-drawn railways evolved, making way for the electric streetcar networks that allowed the city’s early suburbs to sprout—culminating in the multimodal, regional public transportation network in place in Boston today. With photographs, brochures, pamphlets, guidebooks, timetables, and tickets, Boston in Transit creates a complete picture of the everyday experience of public transportation through the centuries. At once a practical reference, local history, and travelogue, this book will be cherished by armchair tourists, day-trippers, and serious travelers alike.