Author: Mel Scott
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520055124
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
The San Francisco Bay Area
Author: Mel Scott
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520055124
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520055124
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
BART
Author: Michael C. Healy
Publisher: Heyday.ORIM
ISBN: 1597143812
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
An insider’s “indispensible” behind-the-scenes history of the transit system of San Francisco and surrounding counties (Houston Chronicle). In the first-ever history book about BART, longtime agency spokesman Michael C. Healy gives an insider’s account of the rapid transit system’s inception, hard-won approval, construction, and operations, warts and all. With a master storyteller’s wit and sharp attention to detail, Healy recreates the politically fraught venture to bring a new kind of public transit to the West Coast. What emerges is a sense of the individuals who made (and make) BART happen. From tales of staying up until 3:00 a.m. with BART pioneers Bill Stokes and Jack Everson to hear the election results for the rapid transit vote to stories of weathering scandals, strikes, and growing pains, this look behind the scenes of an iconic, seemingly monolithic structure reveals people at their most human—and determined to change the status quo. “The Metro. The T. The Tube. The world's most famous subway systems are known by simple monikers, and San Francisco's BART belongs in that class. Michael C. Healy delivers a tour-de-force telling of its roots, hard-fought approval, and challenging construction that will delight fans of American urban history.”—Doug Most, author of The Race Underground: Boston, New York, and the Incredible Rivalry That Built America's First Subway
Publisher: Heyday.ORIM
ISBN: 1597143812
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
An insider’s “indispensible” behind-the-scenes history of the transit system of San Francisco and surrounding counties (Houston Chronicle). In the first-ever history book about BART, longtime agency spokesman Michael C. Healy gives an insider’s account of the rapid transit system’s inception, hard-won approval, construction, and operations, warts and all. With a master storyteller’s wit and sharp attention to detail, Healy recreates the politically fraught venture to bring a new kind of public transit to the West Coast. What emerges is a sense of the individuals who made (and make) BART happen. From tales of staying up until 3:00 a.m. with BART pioneers Bill Stokes and Jack Everson to hear the election results for the rapid transit vote to stories of weathering scandals, strikes, and growing pains, this look behind the scenes of an iconic, seemingly monolithic structure reveals people at their most human—and determined to change the status quo. “The Metro. The T. The Tube. The world's most famous subway systems are known by simple monikers, and San Francisco's BART belongs in that class. Michael C. Healy delivers a tour-de-force telling of its roots, hard-fought approval, and challenging construction that will delight fans of American urban history.”—Doug Most, author of The Race Underground: Boston, New York, and the Incredible Rivalry That Built America's First Subway
The San Francisco Bay Area
Author:
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
San Francisco Bay Area Aviation
Author: William T. Larkins
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738547237
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
From hot-air balloons to jets, no other location has a more diverse aviation history than the San Francisco Bay Area. Aside from private and commercial airline operations, the area has housed the NACA/NASA Research Center, the prestigious Boeing School of Aeronautics, and the dirigible USS Macon. It is currently the center for antique aircraft in Northern California and has been the site of numerous flight records, including the Dole Race and Amelia Earhart's circumnavigation attempts. San Francisco was also home to the pioneer Pan American Airways flying boat, which opened the Pacific Ocean to air travel.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738547237
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
From hot-air balloons to jets, no other location has a more diverse aviation history than the San Francisco Bay Area. Aside from private and commercial airline operations, the area has housed the NACA/NASA Research Center, the prestigious Boeing School of Aeronautics, and the dirigible USS Macon. It is currently the center for antique aircraft in Northern California and has been the site of numerous flight records, including the Dole Race and Amelia Earhart's circumnavigation attempts. San Francisco was also home to the pioneer Pan American Airways flying boat, which opened the Pacific Ocean to air travel.
Needs of the San Francisco Bay Area, California
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bridges
Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
Considers the so-called Reber plan to develop additional transportation facilities and water resources utilization projects in the San Francisco Bay area, Calif. Plan emphasizes erection of bridges across San Francisco Bay and the creation of fresh water lakes. Hearings were held in San Francisco, Calif.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bridges
Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
Considers the so-called Reber plan to develop additional transportation facilities and water resources utilization projects in the San Francisco Bay area, Calif. Plan emphasizes erection of bridges across San Francisco Bay and the creation of fresh water lakes. Hearings were held in San Francisco, Calif.
Future Development of the San Francisco Bay Area, 1960-2020
Author: United States. Department of Commerce. Office of Area Development
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Express highways
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Population growth and distribution -- Employment and economic growth -- Land for urban needs -- Reclamation of marsh, tide, and submerged lands.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Express highways
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Population growth and distribution -- Employment and economic growth -- Land for urban needs -- Reclamation of marsh, tide, and submerged lands.
San Francisco Bay Plan
Author: San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.).
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.).
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Needs of the San Francisco Bay Area, CA. Hearings ... on S. Res. 119
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
The Nation's Estuaries: San Francisco Bay and Delta, Calif
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Conservation and Natural Resources Subcommittee
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
The Nation's Estuaries
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Conservation and Natural Resources Subcommittee
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description