The Post-Automobile City: Legal Mechanisms to Establish the Pedestrian-Friendly City

by James A. Kushner

The Post-Automobile City surveys the literature on the automobile and its impact on the design of American cities and the quality of life. In the face of worsening traffic congestion, deteriorating central cities face growing unmet housing and employment needs. Suburban zoning and other land use controls aggravate these needs by excluding apartments, failing to offer efficient public transport, and rendering access to suburban jobs dependent on expensive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594600015
• ISBN13: 9781594600012
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
• Length: 1 Pages