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Metros

What sparked a new era of urban transit in the 1960's and 1970's across the United States? Learn about five metro systems, their origins, and their futures.

We'll learn about Washburn's own metro system built in the 1970's. Where it came from, the struggles in building it, and its success in reshaping urban transit.

Research for this video came from a variety of sources, including:

The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro by Zachary M. Schrag
Atlanta: Race, Class, and Urban Expansion by Larry Keating
Urban Mass Transit: The Life Story of a Technology by Robert C. Post

Chapters

00:00 Title sequence
00:44 Defining metros
03:29 History
08:43 Washburn introduction
09:53 Rapid transit study
11:40 Technology
13:32 Route & land use
18:13 Phase I & budget cuts
22:22 Construction
25:54 Accessibility
28:32 Opening & operations
31:16 Future expansions & connections
33:00 Equity
41:09 Closing
44:54 Social media & credits

Music

Missa Papae Marcelli Kyrie, Gloria, Agnus Dei composed by Giovanni Palestrina. Performed by the Regensburger Domspatzen, conducted by Theobald Schrems, 1962.
Title card music by pooldad (  / pooldad  )
Schubert Symphony no. 8 in C major 'the Great', D. 944 II. Andante con moto, composed by Franz Schubert. From the European Archive Foundation.

Credits

Footage:
Jack Boorse archives (MARTA and Baltimore Metro footage), Prelinger Archives (highway footage, early BART footage)

Photos:
Eric Fischer (BART Fremont Flyer), Adam E. Moreira (Baltimore Metro map), Arild Vågen (Radhuset Metro Station), Steve Morgan (Seattle TDH5105 bus), Sue Poole (Rohr Industries photo), Daniel Schwen (New York City subway), Dennis Fraevich (Yonkers, NY)