Changing lanes : visions and histories of urban freeways

Changing lanes : visions and histories of urban freeways / Joseph F.C. DiMento and Cliff Ellis.

The story of the evolution of the urban freeway, the competing visions that informed it, and the emerging alternatives for more sustainable urban transportation. Urban freeways often cut through the heart of a city, destroying neighborhoods, displacing residents, and reconfiguring street maps. These...

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Main Authors: DiMento, Joseph F. (Author), Ellis, Cliff, 1951- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, [2013]
Series:Urban and industrial environments.
Subjects:
Express highways > United States > History.
Express highways > Government policy > United States > History.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Transportation.
TRANSPORTATION > Public Transportation.
Express highways
Express highways > Government policy
United States
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Urban freeways and America's changing cities
  • The 1930s : forays into the urban realm
  • Urban freeways and national policy, 1939-1945
  • Postwar urban freeways : scaling up for a city on wheels, 1946-1956
  • Changing visions and regulations for highway planning
  • Urban freeway stories : three cities among dozens
  • Conclusions and epilogue : urban highways and the American city.

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