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Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Travel through the mid-twentieth century British Isles in this stunning collection of street photography featuring historic vehicles and buildings. This remarkable book takes the reader on a nostalgic transport journey into streets throughout the British Isles some of which have hardly changed, except for the vehicles displayed, whilst others have been transformed or have, in some cases, altered virtually beyond all recognition. Hours of fascinating...
3) City trains
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces city trains to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A fascinating micro-history of NYC's subway system from LaGuardia's public works achievements in 1940 to the creation of the MTA in 1968.
In 1940, New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia realized an ambitious plan to modernize the city's public transit. He eliminated streetcars, demolished old elevated lines, and unified the subway systems. From then on, the IRT, BMT, and IND became one system under public control. And by 1968, that system had transformed...
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Taras Grescoe rides the rails all over the world and makes an elegant and impassioned case for the imminent end of car culture and the coming transportation revolution "I am proud to call myself a straphanger," writes Taras Grescoe. The perception of public transportation in America is often unflattering--a squalid last resort for those with one too many drunk-driving charges, too poor to afford insurance, or too decrepit to get behind the wheel...
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"With wit and sharp insight, former Traffic Commissioner of New York City, Sam Schwartz a.k.a. "Gridlock Sam," one of the most respected transportation engineers in the world and consummate insider in NYC political circles, uncovers how American cities became so beholden to cars and why the current shift away from that trend will forever alter America's urban landscapes, marking nothing short of a revolution in how we get from place to place. When...
10) City trains
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Large photographs and simple text describe different city trains, including subways, elevated railways, and light rail"--Provided by publisher.
13) City trucks
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Explores the world of city trucks and what they're used for, from garbage and recycling collection to street sweeping and watering city plants"--Provided by publisher.
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