Transport Beyond Oil: Policy Choices for a Multimodal Future

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Introduction Moving from Disaster to Opportunity....Pages 1-8
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
The Role of Transportation in Climate Disruption 1 ....Pages 11-30
Oil Vulnerability in the American City....Pages 31-50
Full Cost Analysis of Petroleum Consumption 1 ....Pages 51-69
How Does Induced Travel Affect Sustainable Transportation Policy?....Pages 70-85
Bending the Curve....Pages 86-104
Front Matter....Pages 105-105
Public Transportation as a Solution to Oil Dependence....Pages 107-125
Taking the Car out of Carbon....Pages 126-140
High-Speed Rail and Reducing Oil Dependence....Pages 141-160
The Challenges and Benefits of Using Biodiesel in Freight Railways....Pages 161-177
Healthy, Oil-Free Transportation....Pages 178-187
Building an Optimized Freight Transportation System....Pages 188-200
Front Matter....Pages 201-201
Imagining a Future Without Oil for Car-Dependent Cities and Regions....Pages 203-225
The Pent-Up Demand for Transit-Oriented Development and Its Role in Reducing Oil Dependence....Pages 226-243
Deteriorating or Improving?....Pages 244-264
Policy Implications of the Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program....Pages 265-290
From Potential to Practice....Pages 291-302
Back Matter....Pages 127-164