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In an unusually systematic approach to the study of urban politics, this study compares three different models of political power to see which can best explain the development of the Bay Area Rapid Transit System in San Francisco and the attempts of Los Angeles to build a comparable system.Originally published in 1982.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Urban transportation --- Local transit --- Elite (Social sciences) --- Community power --- Community organization --- Local government --- Power (Social sciences) --- Sociology, Urban --- Elites (Social sciences) --- Leadership --- Social classes --- Social groups --- City transit --- Mass transit --- Municipal transit --- Public transit --- Rapid transit --- Transit systems --- Urban transit --- Transportation --- Ridesharing --- City transportation --- Metropolitan transportation --- Municipal transportation --- Transportation, Urban --- City planning --- Urban policy --- E-books --- Community power. --- TRANSPORTATION / General.

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An architect makes the case for rail transit as the critical infrastructure for a fluidly functioning and environmentally sustainable urban society.

ARCHITECTURE --- Urban & Land Use Planning --- Urban transportation --- Land use --- Housing --- Sustainable development --- Business & Economics --- Transportation Economics --- Development, Sustainable --- Ecologically sustainable development --- Economic development, Sustainable --- Economic sustainability --- ESD (Ecologically sustainable development) --- Smart growth --- Sustainable economic development --- Land --- Land utilization --- Use of land --- Utilization of land --- City transportation --- Metropolitan transportation --- Municipal transportation --- Transportation, Urban --- Environmental aspects --- Economic development --- Economics --- Land cover --- Landscape assessment --- NIMBY syndrome --- City planning --- Transportation --- Urban policy --- E-books --- URBANISM/General --- ARCHITECTURE/Urban Design --- ARCHITECTURE/General

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This book is a highly readable introduction to the transport debate from two experts in the field. The book follows members of the Smith family as they uncover a wide array of transport issues. This lively and engaging approach will make the book ideal for a wide readership.

Transportation geography. --- Transportation and state. --- Transportation --- Géographie des transports --- Transport --- Social aspects. --- Politique gouvernementale --- Aspect social --- Transportation. --- Transportation -- Finance. --- Transportation -- Management. --- Business & Economics --- Transportation Economics --- Géographie des transports --- Transportation geography --- Transportation and state --- Society and transportation --- State and transportation --- Transportation policy --- Transport geography --- Geography --- Social aspects --- Government policy --- E-books --- Urban transportation --- City transportation --- Metropolitan transportation --- Municipal transportation --- Transportation, Urban --- City planning --- Urban policy --- Public transportation --- Transportation, Primitive --- Transportation companies --- Transportation industry --- Locomotion --- Commerce --- Communication and traffic --- Storage and moving trade --- Economic aspects --- TRASPORTI --- Gran Bretagna.

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The familiar image of Los Angeles as a metropolis built for the automobile is crumbling. Traffic, air pollution, and sprawl motivated citizens to support urban rail as an alternative to driving, and the city has started to reinvent itself by developing compact neighborhoods adjacent to transit. As a result of pressure from local leaders, particularly with the election of Tom Bradley as mayor in 1973, the Los Angeles Metro Rail gradually took shape in the consummate car city. Railtown presents the history of this system by drawing on archival documents, contemporary news accounts, and interviews with many of the key players to provide critical behind-the-scenes accounts of the people and forces that shaped the system. Ethan Elkind brings this important story to life by showing how ambitious local leaders zealously advocated for rail transit and ultimately persuaded an ambivalent electorate and federal leaders to support their vision. Although Metro Rail is growing in ridership and political importance, with expansions in the pipeline, Elkind argues that local leaders will need to reform the rail planning and implementation process to avoid repeating past mistakes and to ensure that Metro Rail supports a burgeoning demand for transit-oriented neighborhoods in Los Angeles. This engaging history of Metro Rail provides lessons for how the American car-dominated cities of today can reinvent themselves as thriving railtowns of tomorrow.

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This title explores how the adoption of new forms of private transport transformed inter-war suburban London. It shows how London's suburban middle classes used their newly found disposable income to enjoy driving, motorcycling and flying. It demonstrates that these new practices were welcomed by many, but met resistance to change from those who were dismayed by the accidents that resulted from increased mobility and the aesthetic and cultural changes that were the consequence of Americanization and suburban development.

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