Tunneling to the Future

Tunneling to the Future
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Publisher : NYU Press
Total Pages : 480
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ISBN-10 : 9780814719541
ISBN-13 : 0814719546
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Book Synopsis Tunneling to the Future by : Peter Derrick

Download or read book Tunneling to the Future written by Peter Derrick and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2002-04 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Derrick (archivist, Bronx County Historical Society) tells the story of what was, at the time, the largest and most expensive single municipal project ever attempted--the 1913 expansion of the New York City Dual System of Rapid Transit. He considers the factors motivating the expansion, the process of its design, the controversies surrounding financing it, and its impact on New York then and today. Appendixes summarize the contracts and related certificates and list the opening dates of Dual System lines. Twenty-four pages of photographs are also included. c. Book News Inc.


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