The Road More Traveled Why the Congestion Crisis Matters More Than You Think, and What We Can Do About It

by Balaker, Ted; Staley, Sam

• ISBN13: 9780742551138
• ISBN10: 074255113X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-10-17
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Though often dismissed as a minor if irritating nuisance, congestion's insidious effects constrain our personal and professional lives, making it harder to find a good job, spend time with our family, and maintain profitable businesses. After centuries of building our cities into bustling centers of commerce and culture, we are beginning to slow down. The Road More Traveled shines a new light on the problem of traffic congestion in this easily accessible book. You'll learn how we can reclaim our mobility if we are willing to follow successful examples from overseas, where innovations in infrastructure and privatization have made other nations stronger and more competitive. By thoroughly debunking the myths that keep our policy makers trapped in traffic, the book argues that we can and should build our way out of congestion and into a fast-paced future.

Author Biography

Ted Balaker is a transportation policy analyst at Reason Foundation and a producer for the Drew Carey Project at Reason.tv. Balaker spent five years with ABC Network News producing pieces on a wide array of issues Sam Staley is director of urban and land use policy at the Reason Foundation. He is also senior fellow at both the Indiana Policy Review Foundation and the Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
Mobility Matters More Than You Think
The Speed of Life	p. 3
What Mobility Has Created	p. 15
Congestion Matters More Than You Think
Slowing Economic Life	p. 25
Stopping Life	p. 33
Why Congestion Keeps Getting Worse
Ten Myths about Car-Crazy Suburbia	p. 43
The Congestion Coalition	p. 77
The Solution
Learning from Overseas	p. 103
Houston and Texas Take the Congestion Bull by the Horns	p. 125
Bringing Customer Service to the Road	p. 139
Getting from Here to There: Ten Congestion Busters	p. 149
Toward the Road More Traveled	p. 167
Index	p. 179
About the Authors	p. 185
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