Right to Transportation - Moving to Equity

Informationen zum Autor " Thomas W. Sanchez, Salt Lake City Utah: An associate professor and director of the City and Metropolitan Planning Department at the University of Utah. Marc Brenman, Olympia, WA: Executive director of the Washington State Human Rights Commission." Klappentext Does transportation affect the lives of minority, low-income, elderly, and physically disabled citizens? The answer is yes, and those effects can be profound, according to The Right to Transportation. The authors argue that transportation policies can limit access to education, jobs, and services for some individuals while undermining the economy and social cohesion of entire communities. Policies that have nurtured the U.S. highway system and let public transportation wither have also led to ghettos and social isolation.More and more communities are recognizing the problem. This book explains the strategies and policies that can address inequities in the nation's transportation and transportation planning systems so that the benefits and burdens of those systems can be shared equally across all communities.With a close examination of how transportation policies affect individuals and communities, the book is a guide to transportation fairness. It explains the demographic trends, historical events, and current policies that have shaped transportation in the U.S. and offers recommendations for moving to equity. Zusammenfassung With a close examination of how transportation policies affect individuals and communities, the book is a guide to transportation fairness. It explains the demographic trends, historical events, and current policies that have shaped transportation in the U.S. and offers recommendations for moving to equity. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. Demographic Realities 3. Transportation Costs and Inequities 4. The Indirect Economic and Social Effects of Transportation Policies 5. Transportation Policy and Equity in the United States 6. Extending Transportation Equity 7. Disability, Aging, and Transportation Equity 8. Conclusions ...

Product details

• Authors: Marc Brenman, Jacinta S. Ma, Thomas Sanchez, Thomas W. Sanchez, Sanchez Thomas, Richard H. Stolz
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.01.2008
• EAN: 9781932364293
• ISBN: 978-1-932364-29-3
• No. of pages: 262
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