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Boston in transit : mapping the history of public transportation in the hub /

"Comprehensive history of public transportation infrastructure and the modes of transit that have moved Boston for nearly four centuries"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Beaucher, Steven (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2023]
Subjects:
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority > History.
Transportation > Massachusetts > Boston > History.
Urban transportation > Massachusetts > Boston > History.
Local transit > Massachusetts > Boston > History.
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
Local transit.
Transportation.
Urban transportation.
Massachusetts > Boston.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Making Connections: Early Public Transportation for Boston
  • Unification and Electrification: Trolleys Take Hold
  • America's First Subway
  • Grand Terminals for Commuters
  • Rapid Transit Takes Shape
  • Pocket Maps and Transit Improvements in the Early Twentieth Century
  • Catching the Bus
  • The Rise and Fall of the MTA
  • The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.