Shifting gears : toward a new way of thinking about transportation

"This book takes a critical look at the way of thinking that has shaped the US transportation system for the past century and explores the new ways of thinking that might actually make it easier for Americans - all of them - to get where they need to go. The book is part reflection, part histor...

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Main Author: Handy, Susan, (Author)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2023]
Series: Urban and industrial environments.
Subjects:
Transportation > United States.
Automobile driving > United States.
Transportation > Social aspects > United States.
Transportation > Environmental aspects > United States.
Transportation > United States > History.
United States
elektronické knihy
electronic books
ISBN: 9780262376952
9780262376969
9780262546966
Physical Description: 1 online zdroj : ilustrace.

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504 |a Obsahuje bibliografické odkazy a index. 
505 0 |a Ideas: What Are Those Transportation People Thinking (and Who Are They Anyway)? -- Freedom: Having a Car Is Great, Except When It's Not -- Speed: I Like Going Fast, but Sometimes I Like Going Slow Better -- Mobility: I'd Rather Not Deal with Traffic, but Mostly I Just Want to Get There -- Vehicles: I Love My Car, but Should Its Needs Trump Mine? -- Capacity: Everyone Wants One, but Do We Really Need Another Freeway Lane? -- Hierarchy: I Love My Cul-de-Sac, but I'm Not So Happy about Yours -- Separation: If You Can't Play Nice Together, We'll Have to separate You -- Control: Just What We Need, Another Traffic Light -- Technology: But I Thought Segways Were Going to Solve Everything -- Up Ahead: Who's Got a Better Idea? 
506 |a Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty 
520 |a "This book takes a critical look at the way of thinking that has shaped the US transportation system for the past century and explores the new ways of thinking that might actually make it easier for Americans - all of them - to get where they need to go. The book is part reflection, part history, and part introduction to the field, based on the author's years of experience in transportation"--  |c Provided by publisher. 
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