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" Street smart : "
Samuel I. Schwartz ; with William Rosen
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BL
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646406
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Schwartz, Samuel I.
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Street smart : : the rise of cities and the fall of cars /\ Samuel I. Schwartz ; with William Rosen
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First edition
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xvi, 292 pages :: illustrations, maps ;; 25 cm
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9781610395649
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: 1610395646
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9781610395656
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-274) and index
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| Contents
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Prologue : Bedford and Sullivan -- Motordom -- For every action... -- The millennials -- Healthier, wealthier, and wiser -- Walk on by -- Unlocking the grid -- What makes a smart city? -- Tuxedos on the subway : transportation anywhere, anytime, and for everybody -- Epilogue : Flatbush and Atlantic
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"America's dependency on the automobile began with the 1908 introduction of Henry Ford's car-for-everyone, the Model T. The "battle for right-of-way" in the 1920s saw the demise of streetcars and transformed America's streets from a multiuse resource for socializing, commerce, and public mobility into exclusive arteries for private automobiles. The subsequent destruction of urban transit systems and post WWII suburbanization of America enabled by the Interstate Highway System and the GI Bill forever changed the way Americans commuted. But today, for the first time in history, and after a hundred years of steady increase, automobile driving is in decline. This isn't a consequence of higher gas prices, or even the economic downturn, but rather a collective decision to be a lot less dependent on cars--and if American cities want to keep their younger populations, they need to plan accordingly."--
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Local transit-- United States
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Urban transportation-- United States
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City planning-- United States
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388.40973
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HE4451.S387 2015
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Street smart :a fifty-year mistake set right and the great urban revival
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