Law, Engineering, and the American Right-of-Way Imagining a More Just Street /

This book explores the geography of the everyday roadway and contemplates how regulation and design shape our streets. People may question the hegemony of cars, but reimagining public streets is a major conceptual and technical challenge. Drawing from "new mobilities" and transport studies...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Prytherch, David (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Subjects:
Sociology, Urban.
Regional planning.
Urban planning.
Transportation engineering.
Traffic engineering.
Human geography.
ISBN:9783319757056
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Rethinking the Street as Space of Mobility, Rights, and (In)justice
  • 3. Legal Geographies of the American "Right-of-Way"
  • 4. The Contested Right to the Right-of-Way
  • 5. Engineering the Roadway as Space of Flow
  • 6. Controlling the Roadway: Signs, Markings, and Signals
  • 7. "Streets for Everyone:" Intermodal Equity and Complete Streets
  • 8. "Creating Real Spaces for People:" Emerging Standards for Intermodal Design
  • 9. The (Block-by-Block) Fight for A More Just American Street
  • 10. Towards an Equitable and Livable Street.

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