Law, engineering, and the American right-of-way : imagining a more just street
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Law, engineering, and the American right-of-way : imagining a more just street
Palgrave Macmillan, c2018
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This book explores the geography of the everyday roadway and contemplates how regulation and design shape our streets. People may question the hegemony of cars, but reimagining public streets is a major conceptual and technical challenge. Drawing from "new mobilities" and transport studies, Prytherch addresses how streets are structured by policy standards; what it means to have a right to the street; and how a more just street would look-in both theory and practice. He summarizes key traffic statutes, case laws, and engineering manuals, and interprets these in relation to mobility rights and justice. At its core, the book moves beyond criticism to highlight emerging movements which aim to develop more complete and livable streets for everyone.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
PART I
2. Rethinking the Street as Space of Mobility, Rights, and (In)justice
PART II
3. Legal Geographies of the American "Right-of-Way"4. The Contested Right to the Right-of-Way5. Engineering the Roadway as Space of Flow6. Controlling the Roadway: Signs, Markings, and Signals
PART III
7. "Streets for Everyone:" Intermodal Equity and Complete Streets8. "Creating Real Spaces for People:" Emerging Standards for Intermodal Design9. The (Block-by-Block) Fight for A More Just American Street10. Towards an Equitable and Livable Street
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