The drive for dollars : how fiscal politics shaped urban freeways and transformed American cities / Jeffrey R. Brown, Eric A. Morris, Brian D. Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Jeffrey Richard, 1970- author.

Morris, Eric A., author.

Taylor, Brian D. (Brian Deane), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban transportation--United States--History.

Urban transportation.

Urban transportation policy--United States--History.

Urban transportation policy.

Highway planning--United States--History.

Highway planning.

City planning--United States--History.

City planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 367 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2023]

Summary:

In The Drive for Dollars, Jeffrey R. Brown, Eric A. Morris, and Brian D. Taylor tell the largely misunderstood story of how freeways became the centerpiece of US urban transportation systems, and the crucial, though usually overlooked, role of fiscal politics in bringing them about. With the nation's transportation finance system at a crossroads, this book sheds light on how we can best fund and plan transportation in the future. The authors offer a way forward that will spread the financial burden more equitably, provide travelers with better mobility, build more appealing communities, and safeguard the planet.

Contents:

Preface ; Part I. Overview and introduction. 1. Cities, cars, and freeways ; 2. Urban and rural road planning and finance before the automobile

Part II. Planning and financing roads for autos before freeways. 3. Planning and paying for streets in cities in the pre-freeway automobile era ; 4. Planning and paying for highways between cities in the pre-freeway era

Part III. Planning and finance in the early freeway era. 5. Planning highways in cities in the pre-interstate era ; 6. Planning and financing highways between cities in the pre-interstate era ; 7. Financing freeways in the postwar era

Part IV. The freeway era and its enduring legacy. 8. The rise of the freeway era ; 9. The fall of the freeway era ; 10. Turning back the clock : finance and planning in the post-freeway era ; 11. Conclusion: Groping for a post-freeway consensus.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-760155-3

0-19-760153-7

OCLC:

1341268008