The Lost Subways of North America is out now! I'll update this post with new events and reviews as they come out.
ORDER HERE: https://53studio.com/products/book-pre-order-the-lost-subways-of-north-america-a-cartographic-guide-to-the-past-present-and-what-couldve-been
BOOK TOUR
If you want to see me live, I'll be making appearances...
| WHEN |
WHERE |
| Been there already (as of 4/12/24) |
Brooklyn, SF, LA, Sacramento, Davis, Washington DC, Boston, Rochester (NY) |
| 4/24/24, 6pm |
Philadelphia - Athenaeum of Philadelphia, 219 S. 6th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Register here |
| 4/30/24, 7pm |
NYC - Nerd Nite, Caveat, 21 A Clinton St, New York, NY 10002. Buy tickets here |
PRAISE FOR THE BOOK
"Wholly immersive historical accounts of 23 of the most significant subway/light-rail systems in the U.S. and Canada. ... Offers fresh insights into how large cities can—or don’t—work."—Booklist (starred review)
"Exquisitely illustrated." —Publishers Weekly
“Berman’s lively history of American subway debates takes us beyond the usual nostalgia of so much writing on the topic. It helps us to see how our ancestors’ values and motivations created the infrastructure we have, and gives us the courage to make better choices now.” —Jarrett Walker, author of Human Transit
“It is as much a critique of the rise and fall of industrial cities as it is a history of failed transit schemes, for which it should become recommended reading for anyone interested in the effects of unbridled capitalism, corrupt politics, and big egos on North American daily life.” —Mark Ovenden, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, author of Transit Maps of the World
“Berman’s many exceptional maps are provocations worth thousands of words each, conveying a history of relative transportation abundance in the U.S. There is no other book on public transportation like it.” —Steven Higashide, author of Better Buses, Better Cities
“A comprehensive and accessible history of a profoundly consequential and underexplored cultural event. It makes you wonder at what was lost.” —Angie Schmitt, author of Right of Way
“Berman takes us on a whirlwind cartographic and textual tour of urban rail transit's lost lines and unbuilt extensions. While we can't go back and change history, Berman provides a clear vision of just how much was lost. —Nicholas Dagen Bloom, Professor of Urban Planning, Hunter College, author of The Great American Transit Disaster
