Title The Great Society subway : a history of the Washington Metro / Zachary M. Schrag

Published Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 355 pages) : illustrations, maps Series Creating the North American landscape Creating the North American landscape. Contents The city, 1791-1955. -- The plans, 1955-1965. -- The stations, 1965-1967. -- The region, 1966-1967. -- The bridge, 1966-1971. -- The builders, 1972-1976. -- The money, 1972-1980. -- The district. -- The suburbs. -- The riders Summary Includes information on architecture, highways, mass transit systems, BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit), New York subway, etc Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-346) and index Notes Print version record Subject Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority SUBJECT Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority fast Subject Subways -- Washington Metropolitan Area Local transit -- Social aspects -- Washington Metropolitan Area Subways -- Washington Metropolitan Area -- History TRANSPORTATION -- Public Transportation. Local transit -- Social aspects Subways Untergrundbahn Verkehrspolitik Stadsspoorwegen. Métros -- Conception et construction -- États-Unis -- Washington (D.C.) -- Histoire. Transports publics -- Aspect social -- États-Unis -- Washington (D.C.) Washington (D.C.) Metropolitan Area Washington, DC Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780801889066 0801889065

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