Mobility First: A New Vision for Transportation in a Globally Competitive Twenty-First Century

By Adrian T. Moore and Sam Staley

Traffic congestion is a growing problem and unless policy makers and transportation officials make some dramatic changes, it will rise to unacceptable levels by 2030. In, Sam Staley and Adrian Moore explain the inefficient systems and politics that cause this escalating epidemic, presenting commonsense, high-tech solutions that will ease congestion and its troubling consequences.

The book considers transportation policy through the intersection of four crucial and timely elements: global, economic, and cultural competitiveness; urban development trends; demographics; and transportation engineering and design. It sets goals for congestion reduction, outlines performance standards that increase transparency, calls for the redesign of the regional transportation network, and describes sufficient investment in technology.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742558800
• ISBN13: 9780742558809
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Good Perspective for Those in Urban Planning or Transportation

I enjoyed reading this book, as it gives a different perspective on urban transportation systems here in the United States. Solutions to many of the mobility issues facing US cities today, especially road congestion, are presented. The solutions preferred by the authors are very aggressive and non-traditional. Reading this book has strengthened my view that solutions to our transportation issues are an important piece to keeping the United States economy strong globally. I found the chapter on New York City to be especially interesting. It broadened my perspective on the relationship between different modes of transportation in our nation's largest and most complex city.