The Right to Transportation: Moving to Equity - Softcover

Sanchez, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1932364293 ISBN 13: 9781932364293

Publisher: Routledge, 2008

Synopsis

Does transportation affect the lives of minority, low-income, elderly, and physically disabled citizens? The answer is yes, and those effects can be profound, according to The Right to Transportation. The authors argue that transportation policies can limit access to education, jobs, and services for some individuals while undermining the economy and social cohesion of entire communities. Policies that have nurtured the U.S. highway system and let public transportation wither have also led to ghettos and social isolation.

More and more communities are recognizing the problem. This book explains the strategies and policies that can address inequities in the nation's transportation and transportation planning systems so that the benefits and burdens of those systems can be shared equally across all communities.

With a close examination of how transportation policies affect individuals and communities, the book is a guide to transportation fairness. It explains the demographic trends, historical events, and current policies that have shaped transportation in the U.S. and offers recommendations for moving to equity.

About this title

About the Author:

" Thomas W. Sanchez, Salt Lake City Utah: An associate professor and director of the City and Metropolitan Planning Department at the University of Utah. Marc Brenman, Olympia, WA: Executive director of the Washington State Human Rights Commission."

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1932364293
• ISBN 13: 9781932364293
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 262