Describe the development industry in Boston after the advent of streetcar lines.
What sort(s) of public health problems were recognized and made the object of public intervention in Boston and its surrounding towns?
What approaches were taken to deal with these public health issues in the mid-nineteenth century or early twentieth, i.e. the period when street railway lines were introduced? You can cite a city in or near your reference community, if pertinent or your home town.
What was public transit like before streetcars in Boston or a city you know that ultimately had streetcars.