The Washington Metro System
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The Washington Metro System
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Author : United States House of Representatives
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-10-29
The Washington Metro System written by United States House of Representatives and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-29 with categories.
The Washington Metro system: safety, service, and stability
The Great Society Subway
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Author : Zachary M. Schrag
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2014-08
The Great Society Subway written by Zachary M. Schrag and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08 with Architecture categories.
As Metro stretches to Tysons Corner and beyond, this paperback edition features a new preface from the author. Drivers in the nation's capital face a host of hazards: high-speed traffic circles, presidential motorcades, jaywalking tourists, and bewildering signs that send unsuspecting motorists from the Lincoln Memorial into suburban Virginia in less than two minutes. And parking? Don't bet on it unless you're in the fast lane of the Capital Beltway during rush hour. Little wonder, then, that so many residents and visitors rely on the Washington Metro, the 106-mile rapid transit system that serves the District of Columbia and its inner suburbs. In the first comprehensive history of the Metro, Zachary M. Schrag tells the story of the Great Society Subway from its earliest rumblings to the present day, from Arlington to College Park, Eisenhower to Marion Barry. Unlike the pre–World War II rail systems of New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia, the Metro was built at a time when most American families already owned cars, and when most American cities had dedicated themselves to freeways, not subways. Why did the nation's capital take a different path? What were the consequences of that decision? Using extensive archival research as well as oral history, Schrag argues that the Metro can be understood only in the political context from which it was born: the Great Society liberalism of the Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations. The Metro emerged from a period when Americans believed in public investments suited to the grandeur and dignity of the world's richest nation. The Metro was built not merely to move commuters, but in the words of Lyndon Johnson, to create "a place where the city of man serves not only the needs of the body and the demands of commerce but the desire for beauty and the hunger for community." Schrag scrutinizes the project from its earliest days, including general planning, routes, station architecture, funding decisions, land-use impacts, and the behavior of Metro riders. The story of the Great Society Subway sheds light on the development of metropolitan Washington, postwar urban policy, and the promises and limits of rail transit in American cities.
The Washington Metro System
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Author : United States Congress
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-10-09
The Washington Metro System written by United States Congress and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-09 with categories.
The Washington Metro system: safety, service, and stability : hearing before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, April 21, 2010.
The Washington Metro System
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
The Washington Metro System written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Political Science categories.
Washington Metroland
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Author : Mark N. Ozer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-05-19
Washington Metroland written by Mark N. Ozer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-19 with Subways categories.
Why? Where? And When? This book tells the story of the Metro system as part of the story of the Washington region. When first conceived and built in the 1960s, Washington DC was the national capital of a great country at a time when it was at its most prosperous. There was a consistent design throughout the system in accordance with the monumentality of the national capital. Now fifty years after its original design and thirty-five years after the opening of its first stations, it is second in ridership only to the far larger New York transit system. .We follow the existing and projected Metro lines after describing their origins in the roadways and the rail systems that largely preceded them. After considering the central transfer stations as an entity, each station on a line is described. The lives of significant personages provide a focus for the history of each station as we also explore its recent development as an urban node. "Washington Metroland" makes a great contribution to our understanding of the Washington Metro System. It nicely weaves together the earlier history of its sites with their contemporary form and function. Written in an engaging and accessible style, it is a valuable addition to Washingtoniana. -Jonathan L. Gifford, Director, Program in Transportation Policy, George Mason University School of Public Policy.
Rail Integrity Experience On The Washington Metro System
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Author : Benjamin Frison
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Rail Integrity Experience On The Washington Metro System written by Benjamin Frison and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with categories.
Abstract: The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) provides passenger rail service to the nation's capital. Although the rail system carries only passenger trains, the rail integrity issues that WMATA must manage are similar to those that freight railroads also face. These issues include occurrences of broken rail from internal rail head defects, detection of such defects, and repair of the rail to restore service. Another example is the development of damage on the running surface of the rail, called rolling contact fatigue (RCF). Such surface damage is known to adversely affect the detection of internal rail head defects beneath RCF conditions. While WMATA's rail integrity issues may be similar to those that freight railroads also encounter, the management of such issues are different, which are also discussed in this paper. This paper describes the recent experience of broken rails on the WMATA rail system. In addition, results from engineering fracture mechanics analyses are presented to help understand how operational, environmental, design, and maintenance factors influence rail failure.
The Washington Metro System
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
The Washington Metro System written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Local transit categories.
Washington Metrorail System Green Line E Route West Hyattsvile Segment Fs 1
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
Washington Metrorail System Green Line E Route West Hyattsvile Segment Fs 1 written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with categories.
Rethink Dc Metro Stations
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Author : Yathim Leung
language : en
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Release Date : 2010-07
Rethink Dc Metro Stations written by Yathim Leung and has been published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07 with categories.
The Metro system of the Washington Metropolitan Area is one of the biggest subway systems in the United States. Under the notion of Transit Oriented Development, this book intends to rethink the role of Metro stations. The stations are considered as more than infrastructure, but with potentials to serve as neighborhood centers and vital physical elements in the city. Precedents of railway stations design are analyzed and compared to existing Metro stations. This work anticipates an organic relationship between the station and the neighborhood. It explores the opportunity to connect the architecture of the stations with their urban / suburban, socio-cultural, economic and physical contexts. Design strategies are developed and tested in two neighborhoods: Farragut North and Silver Spring in order to achieve a more dynamic and contextually integrated architecture of Metro stations, and thus to strengthen the urban centers as well as enhance the image of the neighborhoods in the Washington Metropolitan Area.
The Washington Metro Automatic Train Supervision System
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Author : H. D. Hillman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
The Washington Metro Automatic Train Supervision System written by H. D. Hillman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Local transit categories.