Are You Stuck in Traffic?
Author: William Saunders
Publisher:
Published: 2017-12-29
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ISBN-13: 9781943428007
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Gridlock
Author: Randal O'Toole
Publisher: Cato Institute
Published: 2010-01-18
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 1935308246
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAmerica is the most mobile society in history, but our transportation system is on the verge of collapse. Traffic congestion is today five times greater than it was 25 years ago, yet many transportation plans and projects are making it worse. As Randal O’Toole reveals in Gridlock, the prime causes of our ailing system are a government transportation planning philosophy whose primary goal is to diminish auto use—hence, personal mobility—in combination with federal budget incentives that perversely encourage transportation planners to increase congestion. As a result, the automobile which is accessible to almost every family in the nation and provides unparalleled access to better housing, low-cost consumer goods, a choice-driven affordable life, and freedom—is being deliberately forced off the transportation grid by the expensive “solution” of little-used high-speed trains and urban transit lines. Gridlock presents a wide range of innovative ideas and policy recommendations for creating an effective transportation system—improvements that will increase our mobility and pay for themselves, whether it’s cars, buses, planes, or trains. At the center of O’Toole’s solutions are three core principles: those who use transportation facilities should pay for them; negative effects should be dealt with in a cost-efficient manner; and new technologies that will increase mobility at a low cost must be embraced. In Gridlock, Randal O’Toole brings energetic and unconventional thinking to transportation strategies that have, until now, only driven us into the breakdown lane.
Stuck in Traffic
Author: Anthony Downs
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 2000-07-26
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780815791409
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Brookings Institution Press and Lincoln Institute of Land Policy publication Peak-hour traffic congestion has become a major problem in most U.S. cities. In fact, a majority of residents in metropolitan and suburban areas consider congestion their most serious local problem. As citizens have become increasingly frustrated by repeated traffic delays that cost them money and waste time, congestion has become an important factor affecting local government policies in many parts of the nation. In this new book, Anthony Downs looks at the causes of worsening traffic congestion, especially in suburban areas, and considers the possible remedies. He analyzes the specific advantages and disadvantages of every major strategy that has been proposed to reduce congestion. In nontechnical language, he focuses on two central issues: the relationships between land-use and traffic flow in rapidly growing areas, and whether local policies can effectively reduce congestion or if more regional approaches are necessary. In rapidly growing parts of the country, congestion is worse than it was five or ten years ago. But Downs notes that the problem has apparently not yet become bad enough to stimulate effective responses. Neither government officials nor citizens seem willing to consider changing the behavior and public policies that cause congestion. To alleviate the problem, both groups must be prepared to make these fundamental changes. Selected by Choice as an Outstanding Book of 1992
Still Stuck in Traffic
Author: Anthony Downs
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2005-06-22
Total Pages: 484
ISBN-13: 9780815796558
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCongested roads waste commuters' time, cost them money, and degrade the environment. Most Americans agree that traffic congestion is the major problem in their communities—and it only seems to be getting worse. In this revised and expanded edition of his landmark work Stuck in Traffic, Anthony Downs examines the benefits and costs of various anticongestion strategies. Drawing on a significant body of research by transportation experts and land-use planners, he counters environmentalists and road lobbyists alike by explaining why seemingly simple solutions, such as expanding public transit or expanding roads, have unintended consequences that cancel out their apparent advantages. He argues that while there might be some measurable gains from increasing housing densities, most other land-use strategies have little effect. Indeed, the most powerful solutions, including higher gasoline taxes, increased public funding for transit, and highway tolls, are also the least palatable politically. St ill Stuck in Traffic contains new material on the causes of congestion, its dynamics, and its relative incidence in various parts of the country. In clear and realistic terms, Downs seeks to explore why traffic congestion has become part of modern American life and how it can be kept under control.
Traffic
Author: Tom Vanderbilt
Publisher: Vintage Canada
Published: 2009-08-11
Total Pages: 418
ISBN-13: 0307373177
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDriving is a fact of life. We are all spending more and more time on the road, and traffic is an issue we face everyday. This book will make you think about it in a whole new light. We have always had a passion for cars and driving. Now Traffic offers us an exceptionally rich understanding of that passion. Vanderbilt explains why traffic jams form, outlines the unintended consequences of our attempts to engineer safety and even identifies the most common mistakes drivers make in parking lots. Based on exhaustive research and interviews with driving experts and traffic officials around the globe, Traffic gets under the hood of the quotidian activity of driving to uncover the surprisingly complex web of physical, psychological and technical factors that explain how traffic works.
Are You Stuck in Traffic?
Author: William R. Saunders
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2006-10-01
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781430309581
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Are You Stuck in Traffic?" is a candid conversation with you, the reader-it's just "plain speak." My purpose is to help you with your life's journey by providing proper guideposts that will get you to think; that will provoke thought; that will provoke a positive mental attitude; and ultimately provoke action. Many of us are traveling the journey of life; but we're "stuck in traffic." I hope to inspire those of you who are "stuck in traffic" to get unstuck. I hope to give you the tools that you need to get up and get in control of your life today, right now. This book is about making you HUNGRY for knowledge, HUNGRY for awareness and HUNGRY for reaching a position in this country (your goal), no matter what that position is, to make a difference in your life, in people's lives and to minimize or avoid being "stuck in traffic" all together. Enjoy the book!
Truck Stuck
Author: Sallie Wolf
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 35
ISBN-13: 1580891195
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIllustrations and simple rhyming text tell the story of a big truck that gets stuck under a bridge.
My Truck Is Stuck!
Author: Kevin Lewis
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2014-07-29
Total Pages: 30
ISBN-13: 1484717511
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMy Truck Is Stuck. Rotten luck. Can't go! My truck is stuck. Tug and tow. Two engines roar. But the truck won't go. Not one inch more. Does anyone know how to make my stuck truck go? In this lyrical read-aloud, young drivers are introduced to the ins and outs of hauling, beeping, and repairing -- get ready for a fun ride!
Strong Towns
Author: Charles L. Marohn, Jr.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2019-10-01
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13: 1119564816
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA new way forward for sustainable quality of life in cities of all sizes Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Build American Prosperity is a book of forward-thinking ideas that breaks with modern wisdom to present a new vision of urban development in the United States. Presenting the foundational ideas of the Strong Towns movement he co-founded, Charles Marohn explains why cities of all sizes continue to struggle to meet their basic needs, and reveals the new paradigm that can solve this longstanding problem. Inside, you’ll learn why inducing growth and development has been the conventional response to urban financial struggles—and why it just doesn’t work. New development and high-risk investing don’t generate enough wealth to support itself, and cities continue to struggle. Read this book to find out how cities large and small can focus on bottom-up investments to minimize risk and maximize their ability to strengthen the community financially and improve citizens’ quality of life. Develop in-depth knowledge of the underlying logic behind the “traditional” search for never-ending urban growth Learn practical solutions for ameliorating financial struggles through low-risk investment and a grassroots focus Gain insights and tools that can stop the vicious cycle of budget shortfalls and unexpected downturns Become a part of the Strong Towns revolution by shifting the focus away from top-down growth toward rebuilding American prosperity Strong Towns acknowledges that there is a problem with the American approach to growth and shows community leaders a new way forward. The Strong Towns response is a revolution in how we assemble the places we live.
Traffic Jam
Author: Seymour Chwast
Publisher: Walter Lorraine
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780395974957
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen Babs the cat decides to take her kitten home to keep her out of trouble, she creates a traffic jam at the corner where Officer Grumm stops the traffic to let them cross.
