Suchergebnisse

The transcontinental railroads -- The growth of urban transit -- The golden age of passenger trains -- The golden age of rail transit -- The silver age of passenger trains -- The decline of urban rail transit -- The decline of intercity passenger trains -- The municipalization of urban transit -- The nationalization of intercity passenger trains -- American cities rediscover rail transit -- Keeping up with the Joneses -- Rapidly deteriorating transit -- Low-capacity rail -- Streetcars and the economic development hoax -- It would have cost less to buy all the riders priuses -- Why Amtrak is being replaced by intercity buses -- The false promise of high-speed rail -- Passenger rail in America's transportation future -- Notes -- Index

Land of mobility -- Potholes in the road -- A fork in the road -- Lies my transit agency told me -- The next boondoggle -- The road to green -- Paying for mobility -- Faith-based transportation planning -- Dude, where's my driverless car? -- Reforming federal transportation policy -- State and local transportation policy -- Conclusions