722 Miles

722 Miles
Author: Clifton Hood
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2004-08-23
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780801880544

When it first opened on October 27, 1904, the New York City subway ran twenty-two miles from City Hall to 145th Street and Lenox Avenue—the longest stretch ever built at one time. From that initial route through the completion of the IND or Independent Subway line in the 1940s, the subway grew to cover 722 miles—long enough to reach from New York to Chicago. In this definitive history, Clifton Hood traces the complex and fascinating story of the New York City subway system, one of the urban engineering marvels of the twentieth century. For the subway's centennial the author supplies a new foreward explaining that now, after a century, "we can see more clearly than ever that this rapid transit system is among the twentieth century's greatest urban achievements."

Tunneling to the Future

Tunneling to the Future
Author: Peter Derrick
Publisher: NYU Press
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2002-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 0814719546

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.

Governing New York City

Governing New York City
Author: Wallace Sayre
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
Total Pages: 836
Release: 1960-12-31
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1610446860

This widely acclaimed study of political power in a metropolitan community portrays the political system in its entirety and in balance—and retains much of the drama, the excitement, and the special style of New York City. It discusses the stakes and rules of the city's politics, and the individuals, groups, and official agencies influencing government action.

Urban Mass Transportation, 1961

Urban Mass Transportation, 1961
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency
Publisher:
Total Pages: 474
Release: 1961
Genre: Federal aid to transportation
ISBN:

FCC Record

FCC Record
Author: United States. Federal Communications Commission
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1186
Release: 1988
Genre: Telecommunication
ISBN: