Gridlock: Why We're Stuck in Traffic and What to Do About It
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (653 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1935308238 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 232 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Gridlock argues instead that we should focus on improving methods of transportation that will increase everyone's mobility and pay for themselves, whether it's cars, buses, planes, or trains.. Gridlock reveals how we got into this mess and how we can fix it. The United States has two paths before it. Many of our bridges are in desperate need of replacement. Worst of all, many transportation planners believe their job is to make congestion worse in order to discourage mobility. Traffic congestion today is five times worse than it was 25 years ago. Some say we should build an expensive network of high-speed trains and urban rail transit lines that will mainly serve a narrow elite. Americans are the most mobile society in history, yet our transportation system is on the verge of collapse
A must-read book for everyone interested in the future of transportation policy." --James A. He punctures the pretensions of congressmen, transport agency bureaucrats, urban planners, `smart growth' advocates and their ilk who want to spend billions promoting trains and rail transit systems that few people want to ride. Dunn, Jr., Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University, and Author of Driving Forces: The Automobile, Its Enemies, and the Politics of Mobility . From the Back Cover "O'Toole's Gridlock is a brilliant ode to mobility, which he argues is the foundation of our freedom and our prosperity. This book will infuriate some and inspire others by its pointed and data-driven conclusions. He blasts those groups in our society which have turned from promoting
An eye-opening and fascinating read A consumer As a Civil Engineer trainee with a master's degree, one of my interests is in transportation policy and how some proposed projects will (or will not) solve the problems that are facing us. I stumbled upon this book while reading about a proposed high-speed rail system in my home state, and finding many flaws in the plan.I've been reading this book, "Gridlock: Why We're Stuck in Traffic and What to Do About It", and it has o. Important book O'Toole claims that our cars are practically computer controlled anyway so why not use those computers to maintain a system of driverless cars that will eliminate gridlock by ostensibly eliminating the subjective elements of individual driver control. Sounds like a great idea, one which I recall Walter Cronkite's "21st Century" touting twenty years ago. There is lot to this book including important ideas about how governmen. "Congestion is far worse now then it's ever been" according to bayley vanderpoel. I've read plenty of Randal O'Tooles transportation policy position and as a libertarian, he's a total hippocrite. Everything around the car is subsidized. Oil, roads, and parking, yet he has a problem when transit is subsidized at all let alone at similar levels.He also has the same stale position as transportation policy 60 years ago. Build more roads. Guess what? That doesn't alleviate congestion. My case in point is the