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Tables of Contents for Moving Beyond Gridlock
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Chapter 1 Sorting Out the Problem
1
14
How Bad Is the Traffic?
1
3
The Causes of Traffic Growth in the 1980s
4
1
Declining Investment in Transportation
4
2
Other Contributing Factors
6
2
Regional Comparisons
8
7
Chapter 2 How Projects Are Developed
15
12
Developing Real Estate
16
2
Developing Major Transportation Projects
18
6
Exerting Influence
24
3
Chapter 3 Demographics, Changing Preferences, and Travel
27
12
Population Growth
27
1
Aging Americans
28
2
Gender, Ethnic, Lifestyle, and Income Factors
30
2
Regional Population Shifts
32
1
The Move to the Suburbs
33
2
Labor Force and Workplace Changes
35
2
A Mixed Picture
37
2
Chapter 4 Portland: Challenging the Idea of Laissez-Faire Development
39
18
Before the 1970s: Setting the Stage
39
1
Current Conditions and Recent Initiatives: Aggressive Policies and Conventional Markets
40
10
Outlook: Bringing the Private Sector on Board
50
3
Lessons
53
4
Chapter 5 Atlanta: Coming to Grips with Prosperity
57
16
Before the 1970s: Laying the Foundation
57
2
Current Conditions and Recent Initiatives: Decentralization and Investment in Transportation
59
8
Outlook: A New Need for Regional Planning
67
2
Lessons
69
4
Chapter 6 Phoenix: Urban Villages in the Desert
73
20
Before the 1970s: A Postwar City
73
1
Current Conditions and Recent Initiatives: Growth Management, Water Concerns, and Transportation Funding
74
16
Outlook: Making Changes
90
3
Chapter 7 St. Louis: Sprawl without Growth
93
16
Before the 1970s: The Origins of Regionalism/Antiregionalism
93
2
Current Conditions: Economic Diversity and Pockets of Growth
95
7
Outlook: Strengthing Regional Actions
102
5
Lessons
107
2
Chapter 8 Toronto: A Pioneering Transit Model in a Suburbanizing Future
109
16
Before the 1970s: Transportation Planning Pioneer
109
2
Current Conditions and Recent Initiatives: A Transit Orientation in Travel and Planning
111
8
Outlook: A New Plan, a New Government, and Unresolved Problems of Governance and Growth
119
3
Lessons
122
3
Chapter 9 San Diego: Protecting Paradise
125
18
Before the 1970s: Early Transportation Planning
125
2
Current Conditions and Recent Initiatives: Guiding Growth and Providing Infrastructure
127
8
Outlook: Keeping on Track
135
8
Chapter 10 Houston: Beyond Edge City
143
14
Before the 1970s: A Foundation for Growth
143
1
Current Conditions and Recent Initiatives: Zeroing In on Mobility
144
7
Outlook: Beyond the Regional Mobility Plan
151
3
Lessons
154
3
Chapter 11 Findings and Outlook
157
What Is Success?
157
3
The Transferability of Case Study Models
160
1
Regional Approaches, Not Regional Government
160
1
Federal and State Transportation Agencies
161
1
The Environmental Imperative
161
1
Keys to Success
162
2
Muddling Through as a Fallback Position
164