Contributor
Weidler, Tyler.
Imprint:Ipswich, MA : H.W. Wilson, 2012.
Descriptionxii, 200 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Note:1. ROADS AND HIGHWAYS : Congressional road rage: how to pay for America's highways and roads / Paul McCaffrey -- For what the tolls pay / Rudolph G. Penner -- The Infrastructure delusion / Richard W. Fulmer -- A Better new deal / Sam Staley, Adrian Moore -- Federal roadblocks / Robert Verbruggen -- 2. BRIDGES : The Golden Gate Bridge at 75 / Paul McCaffrey -- Bad vibrations / Mason Inman -- Whitewashing the I-35W bridge collapse / Barry B. LePatner -- A Bridge to somewhere / Terence P. Jeffrey -- Where might a needed economic stimulus come from? a private infrastructure initiative / Michael Silverstein -- 3. MASS TRANSPORTATION : The Evolution of American mass transit / Paul McCaffrey -- Engine of prosperity / Christopher B. Leinberger -- Easy rider / Judith Shulevitz -- Unblocking the box / Robert W. Poole, Jr. -- Urban outfitters / John Norquist -- How traffic jams are made in city hall / Sam Staley, Ted Balaker -- 4. AIRPORTS AND AVIATION : What ails the air transportation system? / Paul McCaffrey -- Smart, and fair, skies / James C. May -- Why you hate to fly / Evan Sparks -- Hell on a tarmac / Robert Verbruggen -- 5. RAILWAYS : Yesterday's rails / Paul McCaffrey -- The Case for not-quite-so-high-speed rail / Phillip Longman -- The Trouble with high-speed rail / Liam Julian -- Fast, faster, fastest / Jaime Rall -- Amtrak needs stronger spending controls / John Hayward -- 6. SEAPORTS AND WATERWAYS : A New era of growth for America's seaports / Paul McCaffrey -- The Shipping news / Phillip Longman -- Shipping out of the economic crisis / Jan Hoffmann -- Protecting energy on the water / Stephen L. Caldwell -- The Battle of the ports / Jeffrey Spivak -- 7. FUTURE OF TRANSPORTATION : Navigating America's transportation infrastructure into the 21st century / Paul McCaffrey -- Leap, not creep / Kathleen A. Bergeron -- Repairs without rivets / David Appell -- Maglev ready for prime time / Donald M. Rote, Larry R. Johnson -- Cars: enriching our lives, our economy, and our future / Jim Lentz.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:The US transportation system is a complex national concern, closely tied to our nation's economy, defense, and national security. Paying for its construction and maintenance has become an even more complicated political issue in the early twenty-first century. This articles in this volume addresses these issues and how they affect the future viability of the nation's transportation routes.
