Building the New Rapid Transit System of New York City (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Inhaltsangabe

Explore the inside story of New York’s rapid transit push and the engineering lessons behind a city-changing project.

This nonfiction volume collects Fred Lavis’s深入 look at how engineers planned, designed, and built the city’s new rapid-transit system during the early 20th century. It blends study, field experience, and official data to illuminate the challenges of constructing subways, elevated railways, and supporting structures while keeping traffic and daily life rolling.

- Learn how large‑scale urban infrastructure projects are organized and funded.
- See the key engineering problems, from tunnel and elevated railway design to ventilation and water management.
- Understand the practical methods used for construction, bypassing utilities, and protecting streets and buildings.
- Get a historical perspective on how engineering decisions shaped a growing metropolis.

Ideal for readers of engineering history, urban planning, and anyone curious about how a modern city expands its transit network.

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