Lost Subways of North America - A Cartographic Guide to the Past, Present, and What Might Have Been

"Why is it that the mass transit systems of American cities are, by and large, inadequate? It's a common question and one that has generated substantial scholarship. But Jake Berman's The Lost Subways of North America offers a new way to consider it: a visual-and fun-journey through the past, present, and possible future of urban transit. Featuring Berman's own colorful maps of old, often forgotten streetcar lines, lost ideas for never-built transit, and modern rail systems, the book draws us into the fascinating transit histories of over 20 US and Canadian cities"--

About the author

Jake Berman is a cartographer, writer, artist, and lawyer. His work has been featured in the New Yorker, Vice, Atlas Obscura, and the Guardian. A native of San Francisco, he now lives in New York City.

Product details

• Authors: Jake Berman
• Assisted by: Jake Berman (Illustration)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2023
• EAN: 9780226829791
• ISBN: 978-0-226-82979-1
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 225 mm x 280 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > General, dictionaries, handbooks; North America, TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / General, Trains & railways: general interest, North America (USA and Canada), Trains and railways: general interest