The Drive for Dollars - How Fiscal Politics Shaped Urban Freeways and Transformed American Cities (Paperback)

The story of the interplay between finance, freeways, and urban form in the 20th century and their enduring impact on American cities and neighborhoods in the 21st. American cities are distinct from almost all others in the degree to which freeways and freeway travel dominate urban landscapes. In The Drive for Dollars, Jeffrey R. Brown, Eric A. Morris, and Brian D. Taylor tell the largely misunderstood story of how freeways became the centerpiece of U.S. urban transportation systems, and the crucial, though usually overlooked, role of fiscal politics in bringing freeways about. The authors chronicle how the ways that we both raise and spend transportation revenue have shaped our transportation system and the lives of those who use it, from the era before the automobile to the present day. They focus on how the development of one revolutionary type of road-the freeway-was inextricably intertwined with money. With the nation's transportation finance system at a crossroads today, this book sheds light on how we can best fund and plan transportation in the future. The authors draw on these lessons to offer ways forward to pay for transportation more equitably, provide travelers with better mobility, and increase environmental sustainability and urban livability.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2023
Authors:	Jeffrey R. Brown (Professor and Chairperson of Urban and Regional Planning) • Erica Morris (Professor of City and Regional Planning) • Brian D. Taylor (Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy)
Dimensions:	235 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	360
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-760152-5
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Rural communities Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Urban & municipal planning > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-760152-9
Barcode:	9780197601525

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