Railtown: The Fight for the Los Angeles Metro Rail and the Future of the City
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (849 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0520278267 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Generally known as the car-commuter capital of the country, Los Angeles has had a long and complicated relationship with public transportation, and Elkind has taken on the daunting task of mapping out the messy saga."
Greg Justice said Best Book for LA's Modern Rail History. No other book captures the history and complexity of LA's modern rail system - light and commuter. Must read for history, transportation and public policy aficionados, and Elkind's access to personal interviews and accounts are unmatched, even by other academic papers and publications, as they do not capture the evolution of LA's multimodal approach to transportation alternatives, and the social and legal . A great read of our LA Metro Rail System!!! jgacis Elkind's "Railtown" is a fascinating read of the Los Angeles Metro light-rail system. The book sends the reader on a historical journey of rival politics, financial hurdles, and NIMBY opposition that have shaped the light-rail network maps posted across L.A's Metro stations today. After reading this book, you'll know why - the Blue Line was chosen as the first light-rail corridor (instead of a subway) in L. Luke H. Klipp said Fascinating history. For those who live in LA and wonder how we ended up with the Metro rail system that we have, this is a superb read. Elkind is a great story-teller who understands the subject material incredibly well and takes the reader along the journey without overwhelming you with details.For those who have either never been to LA or think it's just the car-infatuated post-apocalyptic landscape as it's often portrayed
This engaging history of Metro Rail provides lessons for how the American car-dominated cities of today can reinvent themselves as thriving railtowns of tomorrow.. Traffic, air pollution, and sprawl motivated citizens to support urban rail as an alternative to driving, and the city has started to reinvent itself by developing compact neighborhoods adjacent to transit. The familiar image of Los Angeles as a metropolis built for the automobile is crumbling. As a result of pressure from local leaders, particularly with the election of Tom Bradley as mayor in 1973, the Los Angeles Metro Rail gradually took shape in the consummate car city.Railtown presents the history of this system by drawing on archival documents, contemporary