U.S. national debate topic 2012-2013 : transportation infrastructure / edited by Tyler Weidler.
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 addre...
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| Language: | English |
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Ipswich, MA :
H.W. Wilson,
2012.
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| Series: | Reference shelf ;
v. 84, no. 3. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preface: Federal government and transportation infrastructure spending / Tyler Wiedler
- 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
- Infrastructure delusion / Richard W Fulmer
- Better new deal / San Staley and Adrian Moore
- Federal roadblocks / Robert Verbruggen
- Bridges:
- Golden Gate Bridge at 75 / Paul McCaffrey
- Bad vibrations / Mason Inman
- Whitewashing the I-35W bridge collapse / Barry B LePatner
- Bridge to somewhere / Terence P Jeffrey
- Where might a needed economic stimulus come from?: a private infrastructure initiative / Michael Silverstein
- Mass Transportation:
- 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 and Ted Balaker
- 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
- Railways:
- Yesterday's rails / Paul McCaffrey
- Case for not-quite-so-high-speed rail / Phillip Longman
- Trouble with high-speed rail / Liam Julian
- Fast, faster, fastest / Jaime Rall
- Amtrak needs stronger spending controls / John Hayward
- Seaports And Waterways:
- New era of growth for America's seaports / Paul McCaffrey
- Shipping news / Phillip Longman
- Shipping out of the economic crisis / Jan Hoffmann
- Protecting energy on the water / Stephen L Caldwell
- Battle of the ports / Jeffrey Spivak
- 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 and Larry R Johnson
- Cars: enriching our lives, our economy, and our future / Jim Lentz
- Bibliography
- Web sites
- Index
- About the editor.