Description: Roadways for People : Rethinking Transportation Planning and Engineering, Paperback by Peterson, Lynn; Doerr, Elizabeth; Sadik-khan, Janette (FRW), ISBN 1642832235, ISBN-13 9781642832235, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US “Seventy years of a car-only approach—not car-centric, it’s car-only—is actually not just non-driver hostile, it’s driver hostile. No one benefits.” —Beth Osborne, Director, Transportation for America The car-only approach in transportation planning and engineering has led to the construction of roadways that have torn apart and devalued communities, especially Black and Brown communities. Forging a new path to repair this damage requires a community solutions-based approach to planning, designing, and building our roadways. When Lynn Peterson began working as a transportation engineer, she was taught to evaluate roadway projects based only on metrics related to driver safety, allowable speed for the highest number of cars, project schedule, and budget. Involving the community and collaborating with peers were never part of the discussion. Today, Peterson is a recognized leader in transportation planning and engineering, known for her approach that is rooted in racial equity, guided by a process of community engagement, and includes collaboration with other professionals. In Roadways for People, Lynn Peterson draws from her personal experience and interviews with leaders in the field to showcase new possibilities within transportation engineering and planning. She incorporated a community-solutions based approach in her work at Metro, TriMet, and while running the Washington State Department of Transportation, where she played an instrumental role in the largest transportation bill in that state’s history. The community solutions-based approach moves away from the narrow standards of traditional transportation design and focuses instead on a process that involves consistent feedback, learning loops, and meaningful and regular community engagement. This approach seeks to address the transportation needs of the most historically marginalized members of the community. Roadways for People is written to empower professionals and policymakers to create transportation solutions that serve people rather than cars. Examples across the .—from Portland, Oregon to Baltimore, Maryland—show what is possible with a community-centered approach. As traditional highway expansions are put on pause around the country, professionals and policymakers have an opportunity to move forward with a better approach. Peterson shows them how.
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Book Title: Roadways for People : Rethinking Transportation Planning and Engineering
Number of Pages: 244 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Island Press
Topic: Urban & Land Use Planning, Civil / Transportation, General
Item Height: 0.7 in
Publication Year: 2022
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Transportation, Architecture, Technology & Engineering
Item Weight: 14.8 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Lynn Peterson, Elizabeth Dörr
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
