Road More Traveled - Why Congestion Crisis Matters More Than You Think, What We Can Do

Informationen zum Autor By Ted Balaker and Sam Staley Klappentext The Road More Traveled shines a new light on the problem of traffic congestion in this easily accessible book. You'll learn how we can reclaim our mobility if we are willing to follow successful examples from overseas, where innovations in infrastructure and privatization have made other nations stronger and more competitive. By thoroughly debunking the myths that keep our policy makers trapped in traffic, this book argues that we can and should build our way out of congestion and into a fast-paced future. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Preface Part 2 Part I. Mobility matters more than you think Chapter 3 1. The Speed of Life Chapter 4 2. What Mobility Has Created Part 5 Part II. Congestion matters more than you think Chapter 6 3. Slowing Economic Life Chapter 7 4. Stopping Life Part 8 Part III. Why congestion keeps getting worse Chapter 9 5. The 10 Myths of Car-Crazy Suburbia Chapter 10 6. The Congestion Lobby Part 11 Part IV. The Solution Chapter 12 7. Learning from Overseas Chapter 13 8. Houston Takes the Congestion Bull by the Horns Chapter 14 9. Bringing Customer Service to the Road Chapter 15 10. Getting from Here to There: Top 10 Congestion-Busters Chapter 16 11. The Road More Traveled

Product details

• Authors: Ted Balaker, Ted Staley Balaker, Ted/ Staley Balaker, Balaker Ted, Sam Staley
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.10.2008
• EAN: 9780742551138
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-5113-8
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 235 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Urban, spatial and country planning; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; TRANSPORTATION / General, Transport: general interest