ROGER L. KEMP
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Preface 1
PART I: CITIES AND CARS 7
PART II: THE BEST PRACTICES 39
Part III: THE FUTURE 215
Glossary 241
U.S. Periodicals Focusing on Urban Transportation 243
U.S. Research Centers and Libraries Focusing on Urban Transportation 245
Regional Resource Directory 247
National Resource Directory 255
About the Editor and Contributors 261
Index 263
Description
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 Americas 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 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 experience. 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.
Reviews
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 collectionsChoice
If I were a town planner Id get me a copyThe Herald.
Roger has written several books, edited numerous volumes, and has contributed many chapters to other author's books. The books he has authored include management and productivity trends in local governments. The works he has edited include such topics as economic development practices, municipal elections trends, common forms of local government, the state of the public infrastructure, the privatization of public services, strategic planning projects, homeland security practices, inner-city renewal and the arts, efforts to restore nature in America's older commuities, and the urban problems facing America's cities. He has also served as a member of several national editorial advisory boards. An abbreviated bibliography of Dr. Kemp's books is provided belowfocus[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 collectionsChoice; if I were a town planner Id get me a copyThe Herald.
