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Author Jones, David W., 1945-

Title Mass motorization + mass transit : an American history and policy analysis / David W. Jones.

Publication Info. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2008]
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Description 1 online resource (x, 268 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-264) and index.
Contents Motorization in the United States and other industrial nations -- Transit's American history, 1880-1929 -- The Great Depression and the New Deal : a pivotal epoch in U.S. transportation history -- World War II and its immediate aftermath : the end of the streetcar era and the beginnings of the freeway era -- The interstate and pervasive motorization, 1956-'80 -- Transit's conversion to public ownership -- U.S. motorization since the OPEC embargo -- The competitive difficulties of the U.S. automakers -- Evolving challenges in an evolved environment -- The changing valance of U.S. motorization -- The road to sustainable motorization -- Motorization and sustainability : history and prospect.
Summary A fresh perspective on the decline and future of mass transit.
Subject Transportation, Automotive -- United States -- History.
Transportation, Automotive -- Government policy -- United States -- History.
TRANSPORTATION -- Public Transportation.
Transportation, Automotive. (OCoLC)fst01155327
Transportation, Automotive -- Government policy. (OCoLC)fst01155354
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Added Title Mass motorization and mass transit
Other Form: Printe version. Jones, David W., 1945- Mass motorization + mass transit. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2008 9780253351524 (DLC) 2007052738 (OCoLC)177009420
ISBN 9780253000316 (electronic bk.)
0253000319 (electronic bk.)
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