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Confessions of a Recovering Engineer
Transportation for a Strong Town
Author: Marohn Charles L.
Language: English
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pedestrian safety; public transit; mass transit; walking; impaired driving; forgiving design; speeding; traffic enforcement; traffic stops; street design; traffic safety; neighborhood design; automated vehicles; electric vehicles; hyperloop; ebikes; electric bikes; electric scooters; escooters; high speed rail; parking
272 p. · 15.5x23.1 cm · Hardback
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Discover insider secrets of how America?s transportation system is designed, funded, and built ? and how to make it work for your community
In Confessions of a Recovering Engineer: Transportation for a Strong Town, renowned speaker and author of Strong Towns Charles L. Marohn Jr. delivers an accessible and engaging exploration of America?s transportation system, laying bare the reasons why it no longer works as it once did, and how to modernize transportation to better serve local communities.
You?ll discover real-world examples of poor design choices and how those choices have dramatic and tragic effects on the lives of the people who use them. You?ll also find case studies and examples of design improvements that have revitalized communities and improved safety.
This important book shows you:
- The values of the transportation professions, how they are applied in the design process, and how those priorities differ from those of the public.
- How the standard approach to transportation ensures the maximum amount of traffic congestion possible is created each day, and how to fight that congestion on a budget.
- Bottom-up techniques for spending less and getting higher returns on transportation projects, all while improving quality of life for residents.
Introduction: Conversation with an Engineer ix
1. Embedded Values 1
2. The Difference Between a Road and a Street 15
3. Whose Mistakes Do We Forgive? 31
4. Understanding Roads 45
5. Great Streets 65
6. Traffic Congestion 83
7. Intersections and Traffic Flow 101
8. Transportation Finance 121
9. Public Transit 145
10. Transportation Technology and Fads 165
11. The Routine Traffic Stop 183
12. Reforming Transportation Professions 201
13. My Confession 223
About the Author 235
Acknowledgments 237
About Strong Towns 239
Index 241
CHARLES L. MAROHN, JR. is Founder and President of Strong Towns, a nationally-recognized movement to build strong and resilient communities. He is the author of Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity.
