Law, engineering, and the American right-of-way : imagining a more just street / David Prytherch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Prytherch, David, 1969- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transportation geography.

Transportation and state--United States.

Transportation and state.

Streets.

United States.

Streets--United States.

Physical Description:

x, 210 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]

Summary:

"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, [the author] addresses how streets are structured by policy standards; what it means to have a right to the street; and how a more just street would look-in both theory and practice. [The author] summarizes key traffic statutes, case laws, and engineering manuals, and interprets these in relation to mobility rights and justice. At its core, the book moves beyond criticism to highlight emerging movements which aim to develop more complete and livable streets for everyone."-- Back cover.

Contents:

Introduction

Rethinking the street as space of mobility, rights, and (in)justice

Legal geographies of the American "right-of-way"

The contested right to the right-of-way

Engineering the roadway as space of flow

Controlling the roadway : signs, markings, and signals

"Streets for everyone" : intermodal equity and complete streets

"Creating real sapces for people" : emerging standards for intermodal design

The (block-by-block) fight for a more just American street

Toward an equitable and livable street.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3319757040

9783319757049

OCLC:

1020030191