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When driving is not an option : steering away from car dependency / Anna Letitia Zivarts.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Zivarts, Anna Letitia, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Transportation--United States--Passenger traffic.
- Transportation.
- Automobiles--Social aspects--United States.
- Automobiles.
- People with disabilities--Transportation--United States.
- People with disabilities.
- Older people--Transportation--United States.
- Older people.
- Urban policy--United States.
- Urban policy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (201 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : Island Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- Anna Letitia Zivarts's book 'When Driving Is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency' addresses the challenges faced by individuals who cannot or choose not to drive, focusing on the societal and infrastructural changes needed to accommodate nondrivers. The book highlights the importance of creating a more inclusive and equitable transportation system that considers the needs of people with disabilities, economic limitations, or other barriers to driving. Zivarts emphasizes the environmental, social, and economic benefits of reducing car dependency, advocating for policies that promote public transit, walkability, and alternative transportation options. The book serves as a guide for policymakers, urban planners, and advocates seeking to create more sustainable and accessible communities. Generated by AI.
- Contents:
- Introduction. Despite what you think, not everyone drives
- Chapter 1. Nondrivers are everywhere
- Chapter 2. What nondrivers need
- Chapter 3. Nondrivers need what everyone needs: here's how we get it
- Chapter 4. Valuing the expertise of nondrivers
- Conclusion
- Epilogue. What you can do right now.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781642833164
- 1642833169
- OCLC:
- 1422229173
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