Curbing Cars: America's Independence From The Auto Industry
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (940 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00JOTHJ2A |
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| Number of Pages | : | 579 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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Good short overview of contemporary transportation issues E. Schell This is more of a "white paper" than a book, but it does do a nice job of highlighting the transportation options for getting from Point A to Point B for work and play. It's very urban-centric, but does address the suburbs and sub-to-sub home-work commuting. Written by a Detroit-car-journalist, it is a fair-minded critique of how we could escape the gasoline-oil barrel cocoon we now live in. Hard-headed, clear-sighted, not a cotton-candy gloss. Worth a few hours to read and po. Worth a Read Beverley Strain Our current transportation model is not sustainable. Switching to a sustainable transportation infrastructure will take courage and political will, both of which are in short supply.
She is the founder and editor of the Curbing Cars journalism project. Her four other books include The End of Detroit: How The Big Three Lost Their Grip On The American Car Market.. In the wake of a disastrous recession and the advent of the mobile Web, people are reconsidering how and where they want to live. A car-free life once seemed ludicrous if you didn’t live in one of the country’s biggest metropolises, but a movement is brewing among cyclists, public transportation devotees and auto upstarts like Tesla and Uber. The car was the ticket to freedom in the 20th century, transforming America as millions flocked to the suburbs and needed a vehicle to shuttle them to work, school and everything in between. She is the former Detroit bureau chief and a senior