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September/October 1997

Review : Asphalt Nation

Asphalt Nation How the Automobile Took Over America and How We Can Take it Back by Jane Holtz Kay New York: Random House, 1997.US $32.95..

September 30, 1997

East St. Louis Puts Transportation Planners On the Right Track

by Patricia Nolan In 1993, St. Louis launched its 18-mile regional light rail system, named MetroLink, which has since become a..

September 30, 1997

Making Tracks for Justice The Fight for Fair Transportation and Economic Development in Milwaukee

by John Anner “What this fight is really about,” James Morris says suddenly, in the middle of a discussion about transportation..

September 30, 1997

Are We There Yet? Is There REAL Public Participation Under ISTEA?

by Lisa Schreibman Federal rules require public involvement in transportation planning. So far, it looks like we have another participation..

September 30, 1997

Eight Myths of Traffic Planning

Eight Myths of Traffic Planning by Roger Baker A growing number of planning experts realize that current trends in transportation are..

September 30, 1997

Transportation Struggles in the Post-Apartheid City

by Jon Orcutt The transportation system most South Africans face today is a mixture of patched-up, third-rate public transport inherited..

September 30, 1997

The Seventh Generation

The Seventh Generation by Thomas Angotti On Saturday, July 12th of this year, I was performing my daily jogging ritual in Prospect Park,..

September 30, 1997