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Subject(s)

• Roads—Economic aspects—United States—History [Browse]
• Roads—Government policy—United States—History [Browse]
• Roads—United States—Maintenance and repair—History [Browse]
• Roads—United States—History [Browse]
• Interstate Highway System—History [Browse]
• Infrastructure (Economics)—United States—History [Browse]
• United States—Economic conditions—1945- [Browse]

Distributor

• OverDrive, Inc [Browse]

Notes

Electronic book.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. New York Bloomsbury Publishing 2016 Available via World Wide Web.

Contents

• 1. The Road Taken : givens, choices, forks, sighs
• 2. The Road Not Taken : words, reports, and grades
• 3. Roads : dirt, stone, wood, concrete, asphalt
• 4. Diverged : transcontinental journeys and interstate dreams
• 5. Yellow : center lines, stop signs, traffic lights
• 6. Could Not Travel : earthquakes, envy, and embarrassments
• 7. In the Undergrowth : elevateds, subways, and engineers
• 8. Just as Fair : location, location, location--and financing
• 9. Perhaps the Better Claim : iconic, signature, and stunning spans
• 10. Because It Was : guardrails, medians, and Jersey barriers
• 11. Grassy and Wanted Wear : streets, lawns, speed bumps, potholes
• 12. The Passing There : sidewalks, curbs, gutters, horses, pavements
• 13. Had Worn Them Really : quality, shoddiness, and survivor bias
• 14. About the Same : good enough bridges and bad enough tools
• 15. Lay in Leaves : triage, budgets, and choice, again
• 16. Trodden Black : corruption, graft, waste, fraud, abuse
• 17. For Another Day : trust funds, fuel taxes, and politics
• 18. How Way Leads on to Way : economics, wrong turns, and political choices
• 19. Ever Come Back : pedestrians, preservationists, parks
• 20. Telling This with a Sigh : public-private partnerships : plusses and minuses
• 21. Ages and Ages Hence : smart cars and pothole-free roads.

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ISBN

9781632863614 (electronic bk.)

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