Cities and Cars: A Handbook of Best Practices (Contributions in Public Planning) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786429194 ISBN 13: 9780786429196

Publisher: McFarland, 2007

Synopsis

Americans for years have treated the automobile as a form of freedom. People can now live in the country and work in the city. Suburbia and shopping malls were made possible by the automobile. And none of this would have been possible without huge legal and financial commitments made by all levels of government to expand America's interstate freeway systems, regional highways, expressways, arterials, commercial avenues, and residential streets. Our society now has a number of significant diseconomies associated with the individual use of the automobile. Traffic congestion and pollution in inner cities have led to a new wave of policies and practices to improve these conditions. The focus of public officials and citizens in most large urban centers is on public mass transportation, such as trains, light-rail systems, and the increased use of buses. In the interim, traffic management practices have increased in importance. This volume collects outstanding recent essays on all aspects of this complex subject. It includes numerous case studies on how cities, towns, and communities throughout the nation are managing the unrestricted use of the personal automobile. Other chapters discuss the future of urban transportation and examine evolving trends. Also included are appendices containing important information in the field.

About this title

About the Author

As a chief executive officer of cities on both coasts of the United States for more than two decades, Roger L. Kemp, Ph.D., lectures and writes from his accumulated experience in local government operations. He is also the author of Cities and Growth (2007), Homeland Security for the Private Sector (2007), Cities and Nature (2006), Homeland Security Handbook for Citizens and Public Officials (2006), and Cities and the Arts (2004), among many other titles from McFarland.

Review

"focus[es] on ways to cope with the problems of car-oriented cities in the US and improve the quality of life...full of ideas. The index is excellent and quite helpful. Recommended. All transportation and urban studies collections"--Choice; "if I were a town planner I'd get me a copy"--The Herald.

Edition details

• Publisher: McFarland
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0786429194
• ISBN 13: 9780786429196
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 278
• Editor: Kemp Roger L.