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Mass motorization + mass transit : an American history and policy analysis
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Mass motorization + mass transit : an American history and policy analysis

Author: David W Jones
Publisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2008.
Edition/Format:   Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Examines how the United States became the world's most motorized nation and why mass transit has been more displaced in the United States than in any other advanced industrial nation. This book offers  Read more...

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Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: David W Jones
ISBN: 9780253351524 0253351529
OCLC Number: 317459124
Description: x, 268 p. : ill., cartes ; 25 cm.
Contents: Motorization in the United States and other industrial nations --
Transit's American history, 1880-1929 --
The Great Depression and the New Deal : a pivotal epoch in U.S. transportation history --
World War II and its immediate aftermath : the end of the streetcar era and the beginnings of the freeway era --
The interstate and pervasive motorization, 1956-'80 --
Transit's conversion to public ownership --
U.S. motorization since the OPEC embargo --
The competitive difficulties of the U.S. automakers --
Evolving challenges in an evolved environment --
The changing valance of U.S. motorization --
The road to sustainable motorization --
Motorization and sustainability : history and prospect.
Other Titles: Mass motorization and mass transit
Responsibility: David W. Jones.
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