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1	Taxi!: Cabs and Capitalism in New York City more books like this by Biju Mathew add to wishlist Drawing on conversations with the drivers themselves, "Taxi!" details both the pressures and triumphs of life behind the wheel. Mathew reveals in this highly readable, fast-paced survey of New York's taxi business, that just about everything has been dramatically altered except the yellow paint. see all copies from $15.96! new only from $15.96! \| SVS
2	Highway Robbery: Transportation, Racism & New Routes to Equity more books like this by Robert D Bullard (Editor), Glenn S Johnson (Editor), Angel O Torres (Editor) add to wishlist Highway Robbery dispels a major myth that conceals enduring divisions in American life. While many people view the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as the end of government-sponsored discrimination in the United States, Highway Robbery confirms the obvious and ignored truth: equality in transportation has been established in name only. Case by case, ... see all copies from $9.99! new only from $17.18!
3	Mass Motorization and Mass Transit: An American History and Policy Analysis more books like this by David W Jones add to wishlist "Mass Motorization and Mass Transit" examines how the United States became the world's most thoroughly motorized nation and why mass transit has been more displaced in the United States than in any other advanced industrial nation. The book's historical and international perspective provides a uniquely effective framework for understanding both ... see all copies from $25.97! new only from $39.95!
4	Public Transport: Its Planning, Management and Operation more books like this by Peter White add to wishlist "Public Transport" is a comprehensive textbook covering the planning of all public transport systems (bus, coach, rail, taxi and domestic air travel) in Britain and other countries with similar systems. The term 'planning' is used both in the context of local authority and central government roles and in the work done by transport operators for ... see all copies from $19.14! new only from $36.00!
5	Subwayland: Adventures in the World Beneath New York more books like this by Randy Kennedy add to wishlist To many of its 4.3 million daily riders, the New York subway system is a conveyance to be endured, not hymned. But this compendium of articles from "Tunnel Vision," Randy Kennedy's three-year column for the New York Times, does just that in dozens of fascinating vignettes about one of the city's greatest hidden wonders. Kennedy's remarkable ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.50! \| SVS
6	Road and Rail Transportation more books like this by Harriet Williams add to wishlist It is hard to imagine a world without the wheel, yet there was a time before the wheel had been invented. Startlingly simple, the wheel remains one of humankind's most revolutionary and significant inventions. Road and Rail Transportation takes readers on a fascinating tour showing the evolution of the technologies used for transporting people and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Take Back the Sky: Protecting Communities in the Path of Aviation Expansion more books like this by Dr. Rae Andre add to wishlist In this timely book, author Rae Andre alerts us to one of the most insidious threats to the health and well-being of many Americans: the environmental impacts of aviation. Written from her experience as an activist and a flight-path dweller, Take Back the Sky dramatizes the extent of this growing problem in case studies around the country where ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
8	Trading Places: Europe's Finest Specialist Shops more books like this by Hattie Ellis, Jill Mead (Photographer) add to wishlist "Trading Places" is a visual collection of traditional European shops that offers a nostalgic look at a different world of service and quality that is becoming increasingly hard to find. The book is punctuated with stories and anecdotes from shopkeepers and customers - it's the characters behind the shopfronts that make them what they are. Each ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.88! \| first editions \| SVS
9	New York City Subway Trains: 12 Classic Punch-And-Build Trains more books like this by New York Tansit Museum, New York Transit Museum (Contributions by) add to wishlist Ride the subway down memory lane with pictures of such cars as: - the classic R32/R38, also known as the Brightliners- the traditional New York Subway Car that ran on every part of the IRT subway and was known for its speed and reliability- the famous BMT D-Type, the best-loved and most fun to ride BMT car with its distinctive appearance inside ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.04! \| SVS
10	Access to Destinations more books like this by David Levinson (Editor), Kevin J Krizek (Editor) add to wishlist Much of land use and transportation planning today aims to reduce traffic congestion. However, the barometers typically used to measure congestion provide only a snapshot of a select dimension of a city's transportation system and fail to accurately reflect how easy it is to reach destinations. Comprehensive and policy relevant measures useful to ... see all copies from $50.00! new only from $50.00! \| SVS
11 view cover	Baltimore Streetcars: The Postwar Years more books like this by Herbert H Harwood, Jr., Paul W Wirtz (Foreword by) add to wishlist A picture of Baltimore in the heyday of the streetcar, combining the story of lines and equipment with a nostalgic view of Baltimore when so many of her people relied on street railways. From the late 1800s through World War II, streetcars transported Baltimore's population to and from work, play and just about everything else. Bankers and clerks, ... see all copies from $14.53! new only from $19.60! \| SVS
12 view cover	Acceptability of Transport Pricing Strategies more books like this by J. Schade (Editor), B. Schlag (Editor) add to wishlist Several studies and research projects all over the world have considered transport pricing strategies as promising attempts to solve the urgent traffic problems in urban areas. However, empirical results have shown that public and political acceptability of such strategies is low. Until now, acceptance research in transport has occurred in ... see all copies from $60.00! new only from $60.00!
13 view cover	How We Got to Coney Island: Development of Mass Transportation in Brooklyn and Kings County more books like this by Brian J Cudahy, George M Smerk (Foreword by) add to wishlist Coney Island is the most famous seaside resort the world has ever known. This new book by transportation historian Brian Cudahy tells how a unique blend of enterprises emerged in the final years of the nineteenth century to connect Coney Island with the independent municipality of Brooklyn, with New York City, and, ultimately, with the rest of the ... see all copies from $14.00! new only from $20.57! \| SVS
14 view cover	Madrid - Michael Brein's Travel Guides to Sightseeing: By Public Transportation more books like this by Michael Brein add to wishlist Michael Brein's travel guides make city public transport simple. Maps include how to get to the top 50 sights in the area by public transit, ultra-large transit maps, detailed mini-area maps of attractions, and instructions on how to get to places. see all copies from $4.73! new only from $10.68!
15 view cover	The Subway and the City: Celebrating a Century more books like this by Stan Fischler, John Henderson, M.S add to wishlist see all copies from $32.84! new only from $34.94! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Urban Mass Transit: The Life Story of a Technology more books like this by Professor Robert C Post add to wishlist Technological choices depend on, and are part of, contests over political power, as the history of mass transit vividly illustrates. From horse-drawn omnibuses to subways to light rail, this volume highlights the technological and social struggles that have accompanied urbanization and the need for an efficient and cost-effective means of ... see all copies from $39.95! new only from $47.07! \| SVS
17 view cover	The London Titan more books like this by Matthew Wharmby add to wishlist The Leyland Titan was the last double-deck bus to have at least some hand in its design by the old London Transport. Suffering in the early 1970s from the reliability problems of the DMS class of Daimler Fleetline, and no longer able to design and build its own buses, London Transport resolved not to be caught out twice. Thus was developed the ... see all copies from $26.38! new only from $26.46! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	A Drive Down Memory Lane: The Named State and Federal Highways of Michigan more books like this by LeRoy Barnett, PH.D. add to wishlist Between 1905 and 1930, Michigan built a network of highways on what were once Native American paths and military, wagon, plank, and farm-to-market roads. The age of mud was over; the age of concrete and asphalt was beginning. In Michigan, we have a long-standing tradition of naming our highways. From the earliest days, most of our early roads ... see all copies from $17.49! new only from $33.57! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Cheltenham's Trams & Early Buses more books like this by Colin Martin add to wishlist In August 1901, the first tram ran in public service in Cheltenham, but by the end of March 1930 the system had closed. This volume examines the story of the town's public transportation from the early horse-drawn bus days, through the tram era and into the days of the motor bus. Previously unpublished photographs are combined with remarkable ... see all copies from $8.21! new only from $13.91! \| SVS
20	Exact Fare Only: Good, Bad and Ugly Rides on Public Transit more books like this by Grant Buday (Editor) add to wishlist We've all had good, bad, and sometimes ugly experiences on public transit. "Exact Fare Only" is an anthology of real life stories about heading out, heading back, and everything that happened in between, whether the trip was across the country or just across town. see all copies from $5.50! first editions
21 view cover	Public Transport: New Essays by Leading Scientists more books like this by Peter White add to wishlist Widened in scope and completely updated, this new edition of a well-established textbook provides an authoritative introduction to all modes of public transport; from taxis and local buses to intercity rail, domestic air and express coach. The principal emphasis is on the urban and regional market sector, with separate coverage given of rural and ... see all copies from $25.40! new only from $51.68!
22 view cover	Munich - Michael Breins Travel Guides to Sightseeing: By Public Transportation more books like this by Michael Brein add to wishlist Michael Brein's travel guides make city public transport simple. Maps include how to get to the top 50 sights in the area by public transit, ultra-large transit maps, detailed mini-area maps of attractions, and instructions on how to get to places. see all copies from $10.68! new only from $10.68!
23 view cover	Rapid Transit Series Buses: General Motors and Beyond more books like this by Evan T McCausland add to wishlist The RTX (Rapid Transit Experimental) was a shock to the transit industry, and it wasn't until 1977 when the better-developed RTS bus became part of the Advanced Design Bus project and was the descendant of GMC's entry in the U.S. DOT's 'Transbus' project. The RTS is notable for its curved body and window panels and has become recognized as a ... see all copies from $21.66! new only from $23.61! \| SVS
24 view cover	The Constant Rider Omnibus: Stories from the Public Transportation Front by Kate Lopresti add to wishlist For your reading and riding pleasure, we bring you an anthology of the "Constant Rider" issues #1-7. Mass transit maven Kate Lopresti spins stories of fights, intoxicated passengers, fellow travelers' reading choices, and even impromptu bus stop singers. Detailing countless years of riding buses, trains, and planes, these pages will leave you ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.20!
25	Urban Rail Transit: Its Economics and Technology more books like this by A Scheffer Lang, Richard M Soberman add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! SVS

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