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Book SynopsisThe interface between land use management and transportation planning represents probably the most important spatial impact in sustainable land use, mobility and transportation development. Prior to this book, only limited attempts have been made to integrate these topics as to enhance smart growth and sustainable development principles within spatial systems.The approach followed differs internationally and specifically between different planning and transportation authorities. The spatial impacts of land use and transportation serve as the main catalyst in urban form, development and its associated problems. These impacts represent severe consequences from a built and environmental development perspective. All of these are covered in the book and its supporting chapters.The focus of the book is the application of best practice principles in managing the interface between land use management and transportation planning. Internationally the practice is the promotion of more sustainable urban and rural forms supported by improved levels of accessibility through the application of smart growth and sustainability principles.The focus however remains to successfully optimise land use and transportation integration. The structuring used within each of the chapters provide the reader with the basic and applicable theory and practical knowledge to attain system wide integration and sustainability within the dynamics of spatial and transportation systems. The inclusion of specific theme related case studies endorses the relevancy of this book's topic.Table of ContentsContentsCHAPTER 1Artificial Green Corridors Crossing Large Infrastructure inMetropolitan AreasIntroduction; Complexity Theory; Methodology and Craailo Bridge; Growth Management in Developing Countries; The Craailo case; Findings with regard to the Craailo case; Redescription of the Craailo Green Bridge Planning Process in Terms of Complexity; Discussion; ReferencesCHAPTER 2Rethinking Urban Growth Boundaries: Following the TransportationCorridorsIntroduction; Urban Form; Growth Management and Smart Growth; Urban growth boundaries; Smart growth; Comparison of growth management and smart growth approaches; Growth Management in Developing Countries; Transporta-tion and Its Impact on UGBs; The GCR Case Study; Transportation impact on urban form; Proposed Approach to Urban Land-Use Planning; Conclusions; ReferencesCHAPTER 3Housing Land-Use Effect on Spatial Dynamics Introduction; Land Properties and Perspectives; Intensity of Housing Land Use; Transport Response to Housing Land Use; Housing and Supportive Land Uses; Housing, Sustainability and Spatial Policy Interface; Conclusions; ReferencesCHAPTER 4Land-Use Management in Rural AreasIntroduction; Traditional African Community; Collaborative leadership; Community-based systems; Importance of land (environment); Economy of affection; Agriculture; Summary; ReferencesCHAPTER 5Managing Traffic Congestion - The Case of Land-Use Managementand Transport Planning IntegrationIntroduction; LUM and Transportation Interaction; Institutional Context and Re-lationship between LUM and Transportation; Why Is Policy Integration Impor-tant?; The meaning and purpose of integrated strategies; Ideologies supporting integration; Recent developments in policy integration; Integration in practice; Non-integration; Partial integration; Full integration; What is Traffic Conges-tion?; The speed-flow relationship; What is it that congestion prevents us from accomplishing - why is it 'bad' for our cities?; The economic logic of managing traffic congestion - the case for road pricing; Planning for Sustainability in Land Use and Transport towards Integrated Strategies; Problem identification; Specify-ing objectives; Selecting criteria; Selecting indicators; Transposing sustainability dimensions into components relevant to planning; Menu of Measures; Land-use measures; Transportation supply measures; Demand management measures; Which measures are more appropriate for congestionmanagement?; An Incremental Approach to Addressing Congestion; Promoting public acceptability through transparency, consultation and democratic choice; Circumstances that warrant the introduction of TDM measures; Provision of pub-lic transport; Apply a fuel levy to fund transport CAPEX and OPEX; A pilot study; Introduce a traffic congestion management plan; Conclusions; ReferencesCHAPTER 6Inland Intermodal Terminals and Freight Logistics HubsIntroduction; Setting the scene; Definitions; Inland intermodal terminal concept; Extended gate concept; Aerotropolis concept; Planning Framework; Background; Strategic planning level; Structural planning level; Functional planning; Opera-tional planning; Operational Aspects of Inland Intermodal Terminals; Stake-holders; Role and function of dry port as intermodal node; Conceptual design and layout of dry port; South African Perspective; Freight logistics costs; National freight logistics strategy; National development plan; International experience in Europe; Status and use of intermodalism in Europe; Zaragoza logistics cluster; International Experience in North America; Status and use of intermodalism in North America; Memphis logistics cluster; International Experience in Asia; Status and use of intermodalism in Asia; Singapore logistics cluster; Characteris-tics of Successful Logistics Clusters; South African Case Study; Conclusions; ReferencesCHAPTER 7Spatial Planning as Basis for Guiding Sustainable LandUse ManagementIntroduction; Point of Departure; Definition of Terms and Background; Spatial Planning Perspectives and Land Use Models; Case Study and Background; Ra-tionale and objectives of Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act of 2012 (or else Wise Land Use Act 2012); The structure of Wise Land Use Act 2012; Analysis of Wise Land Use Act 2012; Proposals and Recommendations; ReferencesCHAPTER 8Evaluating the Presence of Smart Growth and SustainabilityPrinciples in Integrated Transport Plans: A Case Study of theTlokwe Local MunicipalityIntroduction; Smart Growth and Sustainability Principles for Settlement Planning; Sectoral Plans for Sustainable and Smart Growth Development; The Goal Achievement Matrix Approach to Evaluate ITPs and SDPs; Conclusions; Refer-encesCHAPTER 9The Urban and Regional Economy Directing Land Use andTransportation Planning and DevelopmentIntroduction; Definition of key concepts and terms; The urban and regional econ-omy; Transportation planning or transport planning; Integrated land use and transportation planning and management; Sustainable urban and regional eco-nomic development planning; Land use planning; Reading and Interpretation of the Urban and Regional Economy: Hearing and Seeking to Understand the Voices and Record of Theory and Practice; Why focus on the urban and re-gional economy: theoretical and practical demands; How land use and trans-portation development planning can support and promote higher urban and re-gional economy performance: theoretical and practical demands; What has been the missing link: reflections on 1 and 2 above and inherent shortcomings or gaps identified and discussed; The effects of land use on transport demand; The effects of transport on land use; The resulting interaction between trans-port and land use; The resulting interaction between transport and land use; Building Common Platforms for Urban and Regional EconomyDevelopment through Employing Land Use and TransportationInterventions; Towards a Conceptual framework for directing the urban andregional economy through land use and transportation levers; Unfolding and Unravelling the Story of Urban and Regional Economies: The Land Use and Transportation Dimensions; Case studies in the urban and regional economy demonstrating how land use and transportation can be used to galvanize andfocus development better; An Emerging urban - regional economic diamond' development framework of analysis; Conclusions; References

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Book SynopsisThis edited collection brings together feminist research on transport and planning from different epistemologies, with the intention to contribute to a more holistic transport planning practice. With a feminist perspective on transport policy and planning, the volume insists on the political character of transport planning and policy, and challenges gender-blindness in a policy area that impacts the everyday lives of women, men, girls, and boys. The chapters discuss everyday mobility as an embodied and situated activity in both conceptual and theoretical ways and suggest practical tools for change. The contributions of this collection are threefold: integrating gender research and transport planning, combining quantitative and qualitative gender research perspectives and methods, and highlighting the need to acknowledge the politicization of transport planning and transport practice. Table of Contents1. The political in transport and mobility – toward a feminist analysis of everyday mobility and transport planning, Tanja Joelsson and Christina Lindkvist Scholten2. Are we still not there yet? Moving further along the gender highway, Clara Greed3. Travel choice reframed: "deep distribution" and gender in urban transport4. Gendered perspectives on Swedish transport policy-making – an issue for gendered sustainability too, Lena Smidfelt Rosqvist5. How to apply Gender Equality Goals in transport and infrastructure planning, Lena Levin and Charlotta Faith-Ell6. Til Work Do Us Part: The Social Fallacy of Long-distance Commuting, Erika Sandow7. Measuring mobilities of care, a challenge for transportation agendas, Inés Sánchez de Madariaga and Elena Zucchini8. The 'I' in sustainable planning – constructions of users within municipal planning for sustainable mobility, Malin Henriksson9. Towards an intersectional approach to men, masculinities and (un)sustainable mobility: the case of cycling and modal conflicts, Dag Balkmar10. Hypermobile, sustainable or safe? Imagined childhoods in the neo-liberal transport system, Tanja Joelsson11. Gendering mobilities and (in)equalities in post socialist China, Hilda Roemer Christensen12. Towards a feminist transport and mobility future – from one to many tracks, Tanja Joelsson and Christina Lindkvist Scholten

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Book SynopsisTransport policy is an increasingly difficult area for all national governments and regional/local authorities. Tackling car use and realising a sustainable transport system appears to be very difficult. Developing public transport is seen as an increasingly important element in improving the transport system, especially in densely populated areas. At the same time however, governments are under increasing pressure to cut taxation. As a result there is a growing gap between increasing policy need for public transport and government resources to fund that need. This timely book explores one solution to this dilemma, which is the use of local charges and taxes dedicated to support public transport. Unfare Solutions examines how and why such charges have evolved and how they do (or do not) relate to modern transport policy developments and theory. It shows innovative funding techniques developed by both public transport providers and federal and local authorities.Trade Review'...a book that is rich in content and which presents a methodical (if at times slightly over-academic) review of the possible solutions for funding public transport in the present-day environment. It is also well-illustrated and well-written. Special attention should be drawn to the boxed passages highlighting the lessons to be learnt from each type of LET, and providing further insight into the areas covered in the multifarious case studies.'Table of ContentsIntroductory Preface 1. Transport in a Sustainable Society 2. New Finance for Public Transport 4. Polluter Pays 5. Spreading the Burden 6. Evaluating LETs 7. LETs it be. Index.

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Book SynopsisA dynamically written visual history of the world's largest transit system in all its intriguing, colorful, and even seedy glory packed with compelling information, as well as fascinating graphics and illustrations.

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Book SynopsisWith increasing awareness of the urgent need to respond to global warming by reducing carbon emissions and recognition of the social benefits of car-free and car-lite living, more and more city planners, advocates, and everyday urban dwellers are demanding new ways of building cities. In Low Car(bon) Communities, authors Nicole Foletta and Jason Henderson examine seven case studies in Europe and the United States that aim explicitly to reduce dependency on cars. Innovative and inspirational, these communities provide a rich array of data and metrics for comparison and analysis. This book considers these low car(bon) communities' potential for transferability to cities around the world, including North America.Aimed at practicing city planners, sustainable transportation advocates, and students in planning, geography, and environmental studies, this book will be an invaluable benchmark for gauging the success of sustainable urban futures. Table of Contents1. Introduction: Why Low Car(bon)? Global Warming, Cars, and Cities 2. Amsterdam: GWL Terrein Case Study 3. Freiburg: Vauban Case Study 4. San Francisco: Market and Octavia Case Study 5. Stockholm: Hammarby Sjöstad Case Study 6. Malmö: Västra Hamnen Case Study 7. London: Greenwich Millennium Village Case Study 8. The Randstad: Houten Case Study 9. Conclusions and Lessons Learned

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Book SynopsisDespite a growing body of research and targeted remediation, teenage and novice drivers continue to be six to nine times more likely to die in a crash than they are when they are just a few years older. The World Health Organization reports that road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death globally among 15 to 19 year olds. In light of these crash statistics, understanding the teen driver problem remains of paramount public health importance around the world. The Handbook of Teen and Novice Drivers: Research, Practice, Policy, and Directions provides critical knowledge for a broad range of potential readers, including students, teachers, researchers in academics, industry and the federal government, public policy makers at all levels, insurance companies and automobile manufacturers, driving instructors, and parents and their teens.Table of ContentsI. Introduction. Overview. For Parents & Teens. For Driving Instructors. II. Epidemiological Differences. Age & Experience. Novice Driver Crash Patterns. III. Skill Differences. Tactical Hazard Perception. Strategic Hazard Anticipation. Attention Maintenance. Vehicle Control. Speeding/Risk Taking/Mitigation. Developmental Perspective. Social and Emotional Factors. Distraction. THC and Alcohol. Attention Deficit Disorder. Fatigue. Training and Education. Parents and Teens. Feedback Technologies. Licensing and GDL. Passenger and Cell Phone Restrictions. Insurance, Law Enforcement. Developed Nations. Developing Nations. Simulation. Naturalistic/On-road. Eye Movements. Hazard Perception.

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Book SynopsisIn July 2018 a revised National Planning Policy Framework was published, coming into effect immediately. First published in 2012, the NPPF is the primary expression of the Government’s planning policies for England. The NPPF sets out a framework for the production of locally-prepared plans, and is a material consideration in planning applications. Its correct interpretation is a matter of law, and there has been a wealth of litigation regarding the interpretation of the first version. But what exactly has changed and how will the courts seek to interpret the new version? Interpreting the NPPF: The New National Planning Policy Framework is the first book to explain in depth the revised NPPF to planners, developers and legal advisers throughout England. Alistair Mills of Landmark Chambers provides an accessible explanation of the legal approach to the new NPPF through: a clear exposition of the nature, role, and approach to interpretation of national planning policy; insights regarding the structure and wording of the new NPPF; consideration of the extent to which case law interpreting the wording of the 2012 NPPF applies to the new version; a review of the major changes brought about by the new NPPF, including the amended wording of the presumption in favour of sustainable development, the Housing Delivery Test, and the approach to amendment of Green Belt boundaries The book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in local planning and development - including planners, developers and their advisers - helping everyone make and contribute to plans, applications and decisions which are based on a correct understanding of the NPPF.

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Book SynopsisSeit über 70 Jahren dominiert das private Auto den öffentlichen Raum deutscher Städte. Mit dem Manifest der freien Straße stellt eine kreativ-wissenschaftliche Allianz dieses Dogma grundsätzlich infrage und thematisiert vergessene und unerkannte Qualitäten und Möglichkeiten der Straßennutzung. Damit nimmt sie eine kommunale Raumressource in den Blick, die wir in Zeiten von Klimawandel, Digitalisierung und sozialer Ungleichheit dringend anders zu nutzen lernen müssen. Mit Bildern, Comics, Grafiken und knackigen wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen weist das Manifest der freien Straße den Weg in eine chancenreiche Zukunft und zeigt: Straßen sollten mehr sein, als bloß ein Raum, um von A nach B zu kommen.

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Book SynopsisA technological analysis of the incredible complexity of the Tokyo subway system.

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Book SynopsisA technological analysis of the incredible complexity of the Tokyo subway system.

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Book SynopsisA potent re-examination of America's history of public disinvestment in mass transit. Many a scholar and policy analyst has lamented American dependence on cars and the corresponding lack of federal investment in public transportation throughout the latter decades of the twentieth century. But as Nicholas Dagen Bloom shows in The Great American Transit Disaster, our transit networks are so bad for a very simple reason: we wanted it this way. Focusing on Baltimore, Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Boston, and San Francisco, Bloom provides overwhelming evidence that transit disinvestment was a choice rather than destiny. He pinpoints three major factors that led to the decline of public transit in the United States: municipal austerity policies that denied most transit agencies the funding to sustain high-quality service; the encouragement of auto-centric planning; and white flight from dense city centers to far-flung suburbs. As Bloom makes clear, these local public policy decisions werTrade Review“American transit agencies are standing on the brink of a devastating fiscal cliff. . . . Dire though the present situation is, this is hardly the first time that transit officials have been locked in a Sisyphean struggle to maintain service levels with shrinking funding and ridership. As Bloom, a professor of urban policy and planning at Hunter College, describes in his new book, The Great American Transit Disaster, US public transportation has lurched from one crisis to the next throughout the past century.” * Bloomberg CityLab *“In this excellent socioeconomic history, Bloom offers a comprehensive and thought-provoking account of the rise and fall of US mass transit, skillfully assessing successes and stumbles so that we may learn from them and correct course.” * Booklist *“Serves as a powerful introduction for urban scholars, practitioners, and students interested in American public transit policy. Offering extensive historical hindsight, the book nicely prefaces any consideration of current trends related to public transit.” * Journal of Urban Affairs *“A timely exploration of America’s experience with transit.” * Journal of the American Planning Association *“Bloom begins The Great American Transit Disaster by debunking the popular historical conspiracy that big auto and tire manufacturers destroyed a robust urban streetcar system in the United States. But if it wasn’t an elaborate and nefarious plot on the part of the automobile industry to destroy a dense network of public urban transportation, what did? . . . This question sits at the center of Bloom’s extensively researched and expertly argued exploration of the demise of urban public transit in the United States. And, as in the best historical research and writing, his answer is layered and multifaceted.” * Pacific Historical Review *“Bloom makes a compelling case that Americans did this to themselves by demanding better streets for cars at the expense of transit, and favoring low-density, suburban living that makes cars indispensable and transit hard to justify. . . . The book’s greatest strength is its hard look at how racism helped ruin US transit.” * Newcity *“A worthy addition to Chicago’s Historical Studies of Urban America series.” * Technology and Culture *“The Great American Transit Disaster presents a thoughtful and thorough history of public transit development in a number of major American cities. As in his previous books, Bloom makes a significant contribution to the history of twentieth-century urban America.” * Jon C. Teaford, author of The American Suburb: The Basics *“Bloom is a distinguished and prolific scholar of American urban politics. In this cogent and deeply researched book, he seeks to explain why leaders in cities such as Atlanta, Detroit, and Chicago chose to invest in highways and airways rather than mass transit. Bloom, wisely and perceptively, avoids discredited anti-bus and anti-streetcar ideas, focusing instead on pay-as-you-go transit, auto-centric planning, and white flight. Nick Bloom, as always, is readable, assignable, and compelling.” -- Mark H. Rose, coauthor of A Good Place to Do Business: The Politics of Downtown Renewal since 1945Table of ContentsIntroduction Pre–World War II Part 1 Urban Transit Rise and Decline Chapter 1 Baltimore: City Leaders versus Private Transit Chapter 2 Chicago: A Limited Public Commitment to Transit Chapter 3 Boston: Reverse Engineering Public Transit The Postwar Transit Disaster, 1945 to 1980 Part 2 Unsubsidized Private Transit Chapter 4 Baltimore: Urban Crisis, Race, and Private Transit Collapse Chapter 5 Atlanta: Race, Transit, and the Sunbelt Boom Part 3 “Pay as You Go” Public Transit Chapters 6 Chicago: The Failure of “Pay as You Go” Public Transit Chapter 7 Detroit: Racism and America’s Worst Big-City Transit Part 4: Public Transit That Worked Better Chapter 8 Boston Pioneers Public Regional Transit Chapter 9 San Francisco: Deeply Subsidized Public Transit Conclusion Beyond Transit Fatalism Acknowledgments Notes Index

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Book SynopsisWhat sets Staten Island apart from the rest of New York City? Kenneth M. Gold argues that the lack of a subway connection has deeply shaped Staten Island’s history and identity. He chronicles decades of recurrent efforts to build a rail link, using this history to explore the borough’s fraught relationship with the city as a whole.Trade ReviewWith this book, Kenneth M. Gold assures us that the ‘Forgotten Borough’ will be forgotten no more. He offers an insightful picture of Staten Island before the bridge and brings to light the little-known story of the tunnel that never was. This book enhances and complicates our understanding of twentieth-century New York. -- Jeffrey A. Kroessler, author of Sunnyside Gardens: Planning and Preservation in a Historic Garden SuburbThe Forgotten Borough helps rectify a long disservice to Staten Island by connecting it more firmly to New York City—despite the fact that the subway never did. Gold’s book is a worthy contribution to a place that is so close but has seemed so distant from the rest of Gotham. -- Martin V. Melosi, author of Fresh Kills: A History of Consuming and Discarding in New York CityGold’s book is a definitive reference for anyone who studies Staten Island history or who is involved with urban planning in the five boroughs and beyond. It is a masterpiece of exhaustive research that will constantly be consulted now and by future generations. -- Pat Salmon, retired curator of history of the Staten Island Museum and author of The Staten Island Ferry: A HistoryGold’s carefully researched book offers an unexpected and much-needed interpretation of New York’s ever-changing population. Gold reveals the contradictory implications of weaving together the five boroughs of New York City politically while leaving its transportation infrastructure incomplete. This book is a wonderful contribution to the field of urban and New York studies. -- Lori Weintrob, coeditor of Beyond Bystanders: Educational Leadership for a Humane Culture in a Globalizing RealityTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroductionPart I: Consolidation and Its Aftermath1. Setting the Stage: Staten Island in the Late Nineteenth Century2. Joining the City: Staten Island and the Consolidation of New York, 18983. Envisioning the Future: What Consolidation Would Bring to Staten Island, 1890–1909Part II: A Subway for Growth4. Hitching a Ride: Early Efforts to Tunnel to Staten Island, 1900–19095. Leaving the Station: The Dual Contracts and Aftermath, 1909–19196. Planning the Region: The Hylan Tunnel and the Politics of Commerce, 1920–19237. Getting the Shaft: The Demise of the Hylan Tunnel, 1922–1925Part III: Subway Persistence and Automobile Emergence8. Driving the Narrows: New Options for Connection, 1925–19329. Facing the Competition: Last Gasps for a Subway and a Tunnel, 1933–194510. Spanning the Narrows: The Triumph of the Verrazano Bridge, 1945–196411. Assessing the Disconnect: What the Distance WroughtConclusionEpilogue: What the Bridge WroughtA Note on Staten Island’s Historic NewspapersSource AbbreviationsNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisWhat sets Staten Island apart from the rest of New York City? Kenneth M. Gold argues that the lack of a subway connection has deeply shaped Staten Island’s history and identity. He chronicles decades of recurrent efforts to build a rail link, using this history to explore the borough’s fraught relationship with the city as a whole.Trade ReviewWith this book, Kenneth M. Gold assures us that the ‘Forgotten Borough’ will be forgotten no more. He offers an insightful picture of Staten Island before the bridge and brings to light the little-known story of the tunnel that never was. This book enhances and complicates our understanding of twentieth-century New York. -- Jeffrey A. Kroessler, author of Sunnyside Gardens: Planning and Preservation in a Historic Garden SuburbThe Forgotten Borough helps rectify a long disservice to Staten Island by connecting it more firmly to New York City—despite the fact that the subway never did. Gold’s book is a worthy contribution to a place that is so close but has seemed so distant from the rest of Gotham. -- Martin V. Melosi, author of Fresh Kills: A History of Consuming and Discarding in New York CityGold’s book is a definitive reference for anyone who studies Staten Island history or who is involved with urban planning in the five boroughs and beyond. It is a masterpiece of exhaustive research that will constantly be consulted now and by future generations. -- Pat Salmon, retired curator of history of the Staten Island Museum and author of The Staten Island Ferry: A HistoryGold’s carefully researched book offers an unexpected and much-needed interpretation of New York’s ever-changing population. Gold reveals the contradictory implications of weaving together the five boroughs of New York City politically while leaving its transportation infrastructure incomplete. This book is a wonderful contribution to the field of urban and New York studies. -- Lori Weintrob, coeditor of Beyond Bystanders: Educational Leadership for a Humane Culture in a Globalizing RealityTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroductionPart I: Consolidation and Its Aftermath1. Setting the Stage: Staten Island in the Late Nineteenth Century2. Joining the City: Staten Island and the Consolidation of New York, 18983. Envisioning the Future: What Consolidation Would Bring to Staten Island, 1890–1909Part II: A Subway for Growth4. Hitching a Ride: Early Efforts to Tunnel to Staten Island, 1900–19095. Leaving the Station: The Dual Contracts and Aftermath, 1909–19196. Planning the Region: The Hylan Tunnel and the Politics of Commerce, 1920–19237. Getting the Shaft: The Demise of the Hylan Tunnel, 1922–1925Part III: Subway Persistence and Automobile Emergence8. Driving the Narrows: New Options for Connection, 1925–19329. Facing the Competition: Last Gasps for a Subway and a Tunnel, 1933–194510. Spanning the Narrows: The Triumph of the Verrazano Bridge, 1945–196411. Assessing the Disconnect: What the Distance WroughtConclusionEpilogue: What the Bridge WroughtA Note on Staten Island’s Historic NewspapersSource AbbreviationsNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisEmphasizing the numerical and functional aspects of designing footways, crossings, roundabouts, and other spaces where pedestrian and vehicular traffic interact, this book provides detailed guidance on the design of pedestrian facilities to ensure the safety, comfort and convenience of pedestrians and other road users.

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Book SynopsisWhat factors shaped the airports policy of the busiest aviation city in the world? What has been the role of politicians, planners and communities? Why has it proved so difficult to make a decision on airports and stick to it?Inside London''s Airports Policy is the first book to provide a complete history of London''s airport policy, considering whether we can make better decisions if we learn from the lessons of history. Based on the author''s extensive industry experience, and detailed research of key documents, public records and academic papers, plus interviews with key individuals, the book sets out the studies, consultations, inquiries, commissions and debates that have directed London''s Airport policy on the troubled flight path which it has taken.The book covers in detail a period from the mid-1970s, when the Maplin project was cancelled, to the present day. Along the way, there are periods of incremental growth with new terminals at Heathrow, Gatwick

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Book SynopsisThe contents of this book include fundamental research on pedestrian movement, the theories, techniques and tools for pedestrian modelling, and a range of original case studies that illustrate how pedestrian modelling can facilitate design and safety decisions.

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Book SynopsisEnergy and Mobility in Smart Cities brings together a collection of expert perspectives focusing on key themes underlying successful smart city developments. With a particular emphasis on developments relating to energy and mobility, the book provides a far-reaching analysis of key drivers of innovation.

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Book SynopsisChronicling 30 years of public protest, government U-turns and environmental destruction, this is the story of Britain's transport policyTrade Review'Insightful and full of wonderful colour and incident - this is probably the best dissection of an 'environmental' movement that I have read' -- Charles Secrett, former head of Friends of the Earth England'As a movement for social change it is important that we understand our own history. This is a compelling read.' -- Gail Bradbrook, Co-Founder of Extinction Rebellion'Entertainingly lifts the lid on the real-world to-ing and fro-ing of policy making in what is often a hotly - and sometimes a bitterly - contested environment' -- Steve Gooding, Director of the RAC Foundation'I couldn't put it down until I'd read it right to the end. And even then I wanted more. It's fascinating, important, and very well-informed' -- Professor Phil Goodwin, Emeritus Professor of Transport Policy at UCLTable of ContentsPreface Timeline of Events List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements 1. The Biggest Road-Building Programme Since the Romans (1989–92) 2. Direct Action, Arrests and Unexplained Violence 3. The Newbury Bypass, Reclaim the Streets and ‘Swampy’ 4. The Biggest Hit on the Road Programme Since the Romans Left (1992–7) 5. Integrated Transport, the New Labour Ideal (1997–2000) 6. The Fuel Protests and their Aftermath 7. How Road Pricing Came to London – and Nowhere Else 8. Airport Expansion and Climate Change 9. The Campaign Against a Heathrow Third Runway 10. High-Speed Rail: False Starts and Big Decisions 11. HS2: ‘On Time and On Budget’ 12. Return to Road-building and Airport Expansion (2010–17) 13. The Climate Rebellion Begins 14. The Climate Emergency Changes the Transport World 15. Protest and the Limits to Growth of Transport – and Other Things Afterword Notes Index

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Book SynopsisLooks at changes in technology, policy, economy and society, and makes an argument for a future where, by necessity, the car system will be re-designed and re-engineered. This book suggests that there are some hugely bleak dilemmas facing the twenty first century. It lays out what the authors' consider to be possible 'post-car' future scenarios.Trade Review"Dennis and Urry show us how to do social science: how to move effortlessly between the macro and the micro,how to integrate problem spaces we once thought incommensurate, how to understand how we got to where we are and where we might be going."Journal of Sociology "Dennis and Urry exhibit a refreshing understanding of the sheer inefficiency and inconvenience of cars."Lynsey Hanley, The Guardian "One great aspect of this book is that it manages to build some possible and realistic view of the future without neglecting its unpredictability. After the Car is a very inspiring book that we would recommend to all people interested in the future of transportation systems – especially those convinced by the importance of carfree perspectives in building it."Carbusters "One of the toughest things to do is to anticipate discontinuity, to envisage a world - a life - beyond the car. The authors practice this art of the impossible in a fascinating way, opening up the social and sociological imagination for alternative paths of modernization."Ulrich Beck, University of Munich "A persuasive and readable summary of why motoring as we know it is doomed. The authors systematically chart the new technologies, oil shortages, environmental and other pressures changing the way we travel and the world we live in. If you want to know what the future might look like, this book is for you. Jeremy Clarkson is an endangered species!"Steven Joseph, Executive Director, Campaign for Better Transport "After the Car is a useful contribution to the debate about the role of the car which poses some interesting questions about its future."Tony Bosworth, Friends of the EarthTable of ContentsPreface vi 1 Changing Climates 1 2 The Century of the Car 27 3 Systems 47 4 Technologies 62 5 Organizations 93 6 Models 109 7 Scenarios 131 Notes 165 Index 203

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