| Transit: The Story of Public Transportation in the Puget Sound Region Contributor(s): Kershner, Jim (Author), Historylink, Staff Of (Author) |
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ISBN: 1933245557 ISBN-13: 9781933245553 Publisher: University of Washington Press OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Public Transportation - History | United States - State & Local - Pacific Northwest (or, Wa) |
| Dewey: 388.409 |
| LCCN: 2018050398 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 9" W x 10" (2.20 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ever since the first streetcars rumbled through the streets of Seattle in 1884, public transportation in the Puget Sound region has been a wild roller-coaster ride, replete with scandals, triumphs, and momentous turning points. A complete rail transit system crisscrossed the region during the trolley days, only to be dismantled by 1941. After seventy years of turmoil--and traffic congestion--a new system, Sound Transit, arose in its place. The story is not just about trolleys, trains, and buses--it is also about the making and breaking of mayors and the way that Seattle, Tacoma, and Everett developed from the 1880s to today. |