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BART: TESTING THE NATION'S TRANSIT WATERS
| 题名： | BART: TESTING THE NATION'S TRANSIT WATERS |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 作者： | Leslie Nemo |
| 作者单位： | Brooklyn New York |
| 摘要： | A small stack of dynamite detonated by the push of a button by President Lyndon B. Johnson officially started the construction of the Bay Area Rapid Transit system in June 1964. Before the ceremony and rounds of polite applause, years of pitching and planning had already begun what would be the first regional rapid transit system built in the U.S. in 50 years. The goal of BART was straightforward: offer the residents of the California counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Francisco a chance to leave their vehicles at home. Convincing locals to exchange personal cars for train cars meant tunneling through a challenging Bay Area environment. "Bisected by water, split by hills, clinging to cliffs, spread along shifting dunes of sand - these surprises of earth and elements make (the bay) a place of beauty," explains the narrator of the short promotional film, 50 Years of BART: A Vision to Reality. "They are also barriers to people on the move. And if the region is to remain vital, its people must move." |
| 出版年： | 2023 |
| 期刊名称： | Civil Engineering |
| 卷： | 93 |
| 期： | 1 |
| 页码： | 22-27 |
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