| #842314 in Books | Cato Institute | 2010-01-16 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.51 x.92 x6.37l,1.10 | File type: PDF | 232 pages | ||7 of 10 people found the following review helpful.| An eye-opening and fascinating read|By A consumer|As a Civil Engineer trainee with a master's degree, one of my interests is in transportation policy and how some proposed projects will (or will not) solve the problems that are facing us. I stumbled upon this book while reading about a proposed high-speed rail system in my home state, and finding many flaws in the plan. <|From the Back Cover|"O'Toole's Gridlock is a brilliant ode to mobility, which he argues is the foundation of our freedom and our prosperity. He blasts those groups in our society which have turned from promoting mobility to restricting it. He punctures the prete
Americans are the most mobile society in history, yet our transportation system is on the verge of collapse. Traffic congestion today is five times worse than it was 25 years ago. Many of our bridges are in desperate need of replacement. Worst of all, many transportation planners believe their job is to make congestion worse in order to discourage mobility. Gridlock reveals how we got into this mess and how we can fix it. The United States has two paths before it. Some s...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Gridlock: Why We're Stuck in Traffic and What to Do About It | Randal O'Toole. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!
