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Completing Our Streets : The Transition to Safe and Inclusive Transportation Networks.
Title:
Completing Our Streets : The Transition to Safe and Inclusive Transportation Networks.
Author:
McCann, Barbara.
ISBN:
9781610914321
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (219 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Preface -- What This Book Does Not Do -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The Complete Streets Change Model -- Map of the Book -- CHAPTER ONE: Why We Build Incomplete Streets -- The Modal Divide -- Systems Designed for Mono-Modalism -- The Cultural Divide -- Forces Converging to Ease Change -- CHAPTER TWO: How the Complete Streets Movement Succeeds -- Spreading the Word: A New Frame -- Building the Coalition: Gathering Political Support -- Getting It Right: A Clear Path -- Complete Streets Gains Traction . . . and Shows Results -- CHAPTER THREE: Closing the Gap between Policy and Practice -- Hawaii's Experience -- How Policies Help with Implementation -- Getting Beyond the Limits of a Written Policy -- Safety Is Subversive -- Embracing the New Safety Paradigm -- CHAPTER FOUR: Process over Projects: Changing How Decisions Are Made -- Change the Way Projects Are Developed -- Be Inclusive -- Understand the Process -- Plan for Implementation -- End the Tilt -- Create New Systems -- Change Design Guidelines -- Transportation Professionals -- Elected Officials and the Public -- Measure Success in New Ways -- The Promise of Performance Measures -- Proof in the Projects -- CHAPTER FIVE: Looking for Every Opportunity -- Achieving Complete Streets by Regulating Private Development -- Achieving Complete Streets through Maintenance and Operations -- The Value of Incremental Change -- A Prominent Place for Public Works -- CHAPTER SIX: Practitioners as Champions -- Profile of a Champion -- Activities and Attitudes of Champions -- Engaging Citizens -- Engaging Leadership -- Engaging Colleagues -- Charlotte Sells Transformation-One Project at a Time -- CHAPTER SEVEN: Answering a Loaded Question: How Much Do Complete Streets Cost? -- We Have an Urgent Safety Problem -- This Won't Break the Bank -- Thinking Ahead Saves Money -- Costs Are Not Fixed.

Complete Streets Can Unlock New Financial Resources -- Investing in Complete Streets Will Add Lasting Value -- Lasting Value Catch-22 -- CHAPTER EIGHT: The Balancing Act: Setting Priorities for Different Users -- Who Gets Priority? -- Drivers -- Pedestrians -- Bicycle Riders -- Public Transportation Riders -- Those Who Stay Put -- Shifting Space -- Shifting Spending -- Setting Criteria -- Taking Equity into Account -- The Importance of Priorities -- CHAPTER NINE: Expanding Complete Streets -- APPENDIX A: Case Study Finder -- APPENDIX B: Complete Streets Resources -- Endnotes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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