Book ID: CBB018263386

Urban mass transit: The life story of a technology (2007)

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Post, Robert C. (Author)


Greenwood Press


Publication Date: 2007
Edition Details: Book Series: Greenwood Technographies
Physical Details: 181
Language: English

This volume in the Greenwood Technographies series covers urban mass transit - that is, the technologies that allow cities to move large numbers of people around. Just a few hundred years ago, the size of cities was limited by the time it took people to move from one part of the city to another. The development of successive technologies has forever altered the urban landscape. From horse-drawn omnibuses to subways to current light-rail, this volume highlights the technological and social struggles that have accompanied urbanization and the need for an efficient and cost-effective means of transportation in cities.

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Authors & Contributors
Héran, Frédéric
Reisdorff, James J.
Friss, Evan
Schmeling, Richard L.
Isaacs, Aaron
Samuel Merrill
Concepts
urban transportation
Streetcars, electric
Land transportation
Development of technology; change in technology
Technology and society
Railroads
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
21st century
Places
United States
Kansas City, MO
New Bedford, Mass
Lincoln, Nebraska
Richmond, Virginia
Brooklyn, New York
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