Commuting In America Iii

Author : Alan Pisarski
Publisher : Transportation Research Board
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780309098533

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Commuting in America III by Alan Pisarski Pdf

TRB has released the third edition of Commuting in America. The report was prepared by author Alan E. Pisarski under a joint project of the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) and the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP). Commuting in America III is one of the most comprehensive documents of its kind. Based on the latest census information available, it contains 155 figures, 79 tables, and some 100 "factlets" that tell the story of America's commuting trends and patterns over the last ten years. This publication will be a valuable reference for the transportation community--practitioners, researchers, and decision makers--who wish to understand how individual behavior and public policies have affected, and will continue to affect, commuting patterns. A press release and factsheets on information contained in Commuting in America III is also available.

Author : Alan Pisarski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Commuting
ISBN : UOM:39015038625177

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Commuting in America II by Alan Pisarski Pdf

Author : Alan Pisarski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Commuting
ISBN : NWU:35556023528706

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Commuting in America II by Alan Pisarski Pdf

Author : Mark Garrett
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 2000 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781483346519

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Encyclopedia of Transportation by Mark Garrett Pdf

Viewing transportation through the lens of current social, economic, and policy aspects, this four-volume reference work explores the topic of transportation across multiple disciplines within the social sciences and related areas, including geography, public policy, business, and economics. The book’s articles, all written by experts in the field, seek to answer such questions as: What has been the legacy, not just economically but politically and socially as well, of President Eisenhower’s modern interstate highway system in America? With that system and the infrastructure that supports it now in a state of decline and decay, what’s the best path for the future at a time of enormous fiscal constraints? Should California politicians plunge ahead with plans for a high-speed rail that every expert says—despite the allure—will go largely unused and will never pay back the massive investment while at this very moment potholes go unfilled all across the state? What path is best for emerging countries to keep pace with dramatic economic growth for their part? What are the social and financial costs of gridlock in our cities? Features: Approximately 675 signed articles authored by prominent scholars are arranged in A-to-Z fashion and conclude with Further Readings and cross references. A Chronology helps readers put individual events into historical context; a Reader’s Guide organizes entries by broad topical or thematic areas; a detailed index helps users quickly locate entries of most immediate interest; and a Resource Guide provides a list of journals, books, and associations and their websites. While articles were written to avoid jargon as much as possible, a Glossary provides quick definitions of technical terms. To ensure full, well-rounded coverage of the field, the General Editor with expertise in urban planning, public policy, and the environment worked alongside a Consulting Editor with a background in Civil Engineering. The index, Reader’s Guide, and cross references combine for thorough search-and-browse capabilities in the electronic edition. Available in both print and electronic formats, Encyclopedia of Transportation is an ideal reference for libraries and those who want to explore the issues that surround transportation in the United States and around the world.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : AASHTO
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : 9781560514176

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Primer on Transportation and Climate Change by Anonim Pdf

This report serves as an introduction to the issue of climate change and its implications for transportation policy in the U.S. The report: Summarizes the current state of scientific knowledge concerning the causes and impacts of climate change; Provides an introduction to climate change policy issues; Discusses trends in greenhouse gas emissions from road transportation; Reviews potential measures to reduce such emissions; and Identified issues for further research.

Author : Sam Staley,Ted Balaker
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2006-09-27
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780742566095

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The Road More Traveled by Sam Staley,Ted Balaker Pdf

Though often dismissed as a minor if irritating nuisance, congestion's insidious effects constrain our personal and professional lives, making it harder to find a good job, spend time with our family, and maintain profitable businesses. After centuries of building our cities into bustling centers of commerce and culture, we are beginning to slow down. The Road More Traveled shines a new light on the problem of traffic congestion in this easily accessible book. You'll learn how we can reclaim our mobility if we are willing to follow successful examples from overseas, where innovations in infrastructure and privatization have made other nations stronger and more competitive. By thoroughly debunking the myths that keep our policy makers trapped in traffic, the book argues that we can and should build our way out of congestion and into a fast-paced future.

Author : David Gehr
Publisher : AASHTO
Page : 47 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781560514831

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Unlocking Gridlock by David Gehr Pdf

Author : Ann Ferguson,Mechthild Nagel
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0199738297

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Dancing with Iris by Ann Ferguson,Mechthild Nagel Pdf

Iris Marion Young was a world-renowned feminist moral and political philosopher whose many books and articles spanned more than three decades. She explored issues of social justice and oppression theory, the phenomenology of women's bodies, deliberative democracy and questions of terrorism, violence, international law and the role of the national security state. Her works have been of great interest to those both in the analytic and Continental philosophical tradition, and her roots range from critical theory (Habermas and Marcuse), and phenomenology (Beauvoir and Merleau Ponty) to poststructural psychoanalytic feminism (Kristeva and Ingaray). This anthology of writings aims to carry on the fruitful lines of thought she created and contains works by both well-known and younger authors who explore and engage critically with aspects of her work. The essays include personal remembrances as well as a last interview with Young about her work. The essays are organized into topic areas that are of interest to students in advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in ethics, feminist theory, and political philosophy.

Author : Karen Lucas,Evelyn Blumenberg,Rachel Weinberger
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780857242334

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Auto Motives by Karen Lucas,Evelyn Blumenberg,Rachel Weinberger Pdf

While the individual benefits of car-based travel continues to be recognized, the wider environmental and social cost of automobiles is also significant. This title evaluates the evidence for better understanding 'what drives us to drive'.

Author : Witold Rybczynski
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1416561293

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Makeshift Metropolis by Witold Rybczynski Pdf

In this new work, prizewinning author, professor, and Slate architecture critic Witold Rybczynski returns to the territory he knows best: writing about the way people live, just as he did in the acclaimed bestsellers Home and A Clearing in the Distance. In Makeshift Metropolis, Rybczynski has drawn upon a lifetime of observing cities to craft a concise and insightful book that is at once an intellectual history and a masterful critique. Makeshift Metropolis describes how current ideas about urban planning evolved from the movements that defined the twentieth century, such as City Beautiful, the Garden City, and the seminal ideas of Frank Lloyd Wright and Jane Jacobs. If the twentieth century was the age of planning, we now find ourselves in the age of the market, Rybczynski argues, where entrepreneurial developers are shaping the twenty-first-century city with mixed-use developments, downtown living, heterogeneity, density, and liveliness. He introduces readers to projects like Brooklyn Bridge Park, the Yards in Washington, D.C., and, further afield, to the new city of Modi’in, Israel—sites that, in this age of resource scarcity, economic turmoil, and changing human demands, challenge our notion of the city. Erudite and immensely engaging, Makeshift Metropolis is an affirmation of Rybczynski’s role as one of our most original thinkers on the way we live today.

Author : Sam Staley,Adrian Thomas Moore
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Roads
ISBN : NWU:35556038324497

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Mobility First by Sam Staley,Adrian Thomas Moore Pdf

Traffic congestion is a growing problem and unless policy makers and transportation officials make some dramatic changes, it will rise to unacceptable levels by 2030. In, Sam Staley and Adrian Moore explain the inefficient systems and politics that cause this escalating epidemic, presenting commonsense, high-tech solutions that will ease congestion and its troubling consequences. The book considers transportation policy through the intersection of four crucial and timely elements: global, economic, and cultural competitiveness; urban development trends; demographics; and transportation engineering and design. It sets goals for congestion reduction, outlines performance standards that increase transparency, calls for the redesign of the regional transportation network, and describes sufficient investment in technology.

Author : Alan Pisarski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Commuting
ISBN : NWU:35556035562628

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Commuting in America by Alan Pisarski Pdf

Author : Joseph B. Meszler
Publisher : Jewish Lights Publishing
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781580234351

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A Man's Responsibility by Joseph B. Meszler Pdf

What is Jewish men's spirituality? In today's world, is it necessary? A provocative look at how a new generation of Jewish men can grow spiritually, and in doing so, strengthen the intangible bonds of family, love, duty and truth which ultimately lead to God. It unearths the male stereotypes that exist in Judaism and color our expectations for what it means to be a Jewish man in today's world. It examines Jewish sources that reveal the traditional life cycle of a man--from son to partner in marriage to father--and in doing so uncovers the ideals that define being a Jewish man. It also views Jewish men within the context of a sacred community and what that means for the sacred obligations of manhood.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : City planning
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123406774

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Urban Land by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Containerization
ISBN : NWU:35556038377305

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Reauthorization of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure Pdf