Bayou City Rails: Essay #31
The history of the streetcar in Houston (1868-1940) illustrates the importance of long-term urban planning and coordination of multiple forms of transportation for successful development of mass transit. This essay examines the consequence of many decisions made over decades, which resulted in the demise of the streetcar and the rise of the automobile.
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Historical Essay #27: Black Waters:
This essay explores the serious public responses to oil pollution that did not surface until almost fifty years after the widespread oil pollution in the World War I era.
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The Corps of Engineers and Water Resource: Essay #28 in the
This essay, written by a former senior historian in the Office of History, Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is a fascinating look at the influence the Corps had on U.S. water resources amidst the nation’s rapid industrialization and urbanization. It is a story of the Corps’ struggle to balance centralized versus decentralized administration, determine the appropriate level of federal versus non-federal responsibility in public works, and discriminate between engineering responsibility and political realities.
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Public Works and Potomac River Pollution:
Washington lawyer James Moeller brings readers a story of the bureaucratic rivalries and political drama surrounding Blue Plains. It’s a story with a happy ending, as the largest sewage treatment plant in the world transformed the Potomac River from an open sewer to the pride of the Washington region.
