Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime and DrugsPublisher:
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Making America's Streets Safer
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime and DrugsPublisher:
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Right of Way
Author: Angie SchmittPublisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1642830836
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
The face of the pedestrian safety crisis looks a lot like Ignacio Duarte-Rodriguez. The 77-year old grandfather was struck in a hit-and-run crash while trying to cross a high-speed, six-lane road without crosswalks near his son’s home in Phoenix, Arizona. He was one of the more than 6,000 people killed while walking in America in 2018. In the last ten years, there has been a 50 percent increase in pedestrian deaths. The tragedy of traffic violence has barely registered with the media and wider culture. Disproportionately the victims are like Duarte-Rodriguez—immigrants, the poor, and people of color. They have largely been blamed and forgotten. In Right of Way, journalist Angie Schmitt shows us that deaths like Duarte-Rodriguez’s are not unavoidable “accidents.” They don’t happen because of jaywalking or distracted walking. They are predictable, occurring in stark geographic patterns that tell a story about systemic inequality. These deaths are the forgotten faces of an increasingly urgent public-health crisis that we have the tools, but not the will, to solve. Schmitt examines the possible causes of the increase in pedestrian deaths as well as programs and movements that are beginning to respond to the epidemic. Her investigation unveils why pedestrians are dying—and she demands action. Right of Way is a call to reframe the problem, acknowledge the role of racism and classism in the public response to these deaths, and energize advocacy around road safety. Ultimately, Schmitt argues that we need improvements in infrastructure and changes to policy to save lives. Right of Way unveils a crisis that is rooted in both inequality and the undeterred reign of the automobile in our cities. It challenges us to imagine and demand safer and more equitable cities, where no one is expendable.
Walkable City Rules
Author: Jeff SpeckPublisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1610918983
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
“Cities are the future of the human race, and Jeff Speck knows how to make them work.” —David Owen, staff writer at the New Yorker Nearly every US city would like to be more walkable—for reasons of health, wealth, and the environment—yet few are taking the proper steps to get there. The goals are often clear, but the path is seldom easy. Jeff Speck’s follow-up to his bestselling Walkable City is the resource that cities and citizens need to usher in an era of renewed street life. Walkable City Rules is a doer’s guide to making change in cities, and making it now. The 101 rules are practical yet engaging—worded for arguments at the planning commission, illustrated for clarity, and packed with specifications as well as data. For ease of use, the rules are grouped into 19 chapters that cover everything from selling walkability, to getting the parking right, escaping automobilism, making comfortable spaces and interesting places, and doing it now! Walkable City was written to inspire; Walkable City Rules was written to enable. It is the most comprehensive tool available for bringing the latest and most effective city-planning practices to bear in your community. The content and presentation make it a force multiplier for place-makers and change-makers everywhere.
The American City
Author: Harold S. ButtenheimPublisher:
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Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 724
Book Description
Science and Human Life in the Alcohol Problem
Author: Cora Frances StoddardPublisher:
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Category : Alcoholism
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 724
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The American Reports
Author: Isaac Grant ThompsonPublisher:
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 940
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The American Reports
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 932
Book Description
Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States
Author: United States. PresidentPublisher:
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Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 1006
Book Description
"Containing the public messages, speeches, and statements of the President", 1956-1992.
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