The Great American Transit Disaster

The Great American Transit Disaster

Author: Nicholas Dagen Bloom

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2023-05-03

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 0226824403

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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"--


Report of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission; 1934/35

Report of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission; 1934/35

Author: San Francisco Public Utilities Commis

Publisher: Hassell Street Press

Published: 2021-09-09

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9781013587634

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.


The Fragmented Metropolis

The Fragmented Metropolis

Author: Robert M. Fogelson

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1993-06-09

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 9780520913615

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Here with a new preface, a new foreword, and an updated bibliography is the definitive history of Los Angeles from its beginnings as an agricultural village of fewer than 2,000 people to its emergence as a metropolis of more than 2 million in 1930—a city whose distinctive structure, character, and culture foreshadowed much of the development of urban America after World War II.


Privacy Act Issuances ... Compilation

Privacy Act Issuances ... Compilation

Author: United States. Office of the Federal Register

Publisher:

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 716

ISBN-13:

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Contains systems of records maintained on individuals by Federal agencies which were published in the Federal Register and rules of each agency concerning the procedures the agency will use in helping individuals who request information about their records.