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Today our world revolves around the car - as a nation, we spend eight billion hours a year stuck in traffic. In Asphalt Nation, Jane Holtz Kay effectively calls for a revolution to reverse our automobile-dependency. Citing successful efforts in places from Portland, Maine, to Portland, Oregon, Kay shows us that radical change is not impossible by any means. She demonstrates that there are economic, political, architectural, and personal solutions that can steer us out of the mess. Asphalt Nation is essential reading for everyone interested in the history of our relationship with the car, and…
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2 editions- Other · English · 1998University of California Press · 418 pages · 9780520216204
- Other · English · 1997Crown Publishers · 418 pages · 9780517587027
AutomobilesCity and town lifeSocial aspectsSocial aspects of AutomobilesSociology, UrbanUrban SociologyAutomobile drivingUnited states, social life and customs