San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit: conflict with Berkeley

United States, 1975

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The basis of the conflict between BART (Bay Area Rapid Transport) and the Berkley Community was whether tracks, for a kind of railway, should be placed over or under ground. The mayor of the time and some other people explain how the fight was conducted and the strategies of BART and Berkeley and the final victory for Berkeley.

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Credits

producer

Nicholas Gosling

production company

BBC-TV

Duration

00:28:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1975

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

009418

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → San Francisco (Calif.)

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Communication

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Railroads

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Urban transportation

Places → San Francisco (Calif.)

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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