The Urban Transportation Problem

J. R. Meyer; J. F. Kain; M. Wohl

Published by Harvard University Press 1965

The Urban Transportation Problem

J. R. Meyer , J. F. Kain and M. Wohl

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674421202

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Contents

Author / Editor information

Meyer John R. :

John R. Meyer was the James W. Harpel Professor of Capital Formation Emeritus at the John F. Kennedy School of Government.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	viii
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Chapter 1. Introduction: A Problem in Search of a Solution Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART I. THE CONTEXT OF URBAN CHANGE
Chapter 2. Economic Change and the City: A Qualitative Evaluation and Some Hypotheses Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
Chapter 3. Recent Trends in Urban Location Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
Chapter 4. Recent Trends in the Supply of Urban Transport and Highway Financing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	56
Chapter 5. Trip Patterns and Demand Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
Chapter 6. The Interrelationship of Housing and Urban Transportation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	108
Chapter 7. Race and the Urban Transportation Problem Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	144
PART II. COMPARATIVE COSTS
Chapter 8. Costing Procedures and Assumptions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171
Chapter 9. Line-Haul Systems Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	196
Chapter 10. Residential Collection and Distribution Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	250
Chapter 11. Downtown Distribution Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	269
PART III. SOLUTIONS AND PUBLIC POLICY
Chapter 12. The Role of Technology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	309
Chapter 13. Pricing, Subsidies, Market Structure, and Regulatory Institutions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	334
Chapter 14. Urban Transportation in Summary and Perspective Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	360
APPENDIXES. INDEX
Appendix A. Summary Description of Rail Line-Haul Systems Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	371
Appendix B. Summary Description of Bus Line-Haul Systems Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	379
Appendix C. Evaluation of Residential Service Costs under Different Hypothesized Conditions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	390
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	401

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Copyright year: 1965
Edition: Reprint 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Front matter: 19
- Main content: 427
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 61
- Tables: 70
- Other: 64 tables
Keywords: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban; Local transit -- United States.; Urban transportation -- United States.

eBook

Published: October 1, 2013
ISBN: 9780674421202

Hardcover

Published: February 5, 1965
ISBN: 9780674421196