{"product_id":"roadways-for-people","title":"Roadways for People","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781642832235\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Trade paperback (US)\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2023\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Island Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eSeventy 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.\u003c\/i\u003e” —Beth Osborne, Director, Transportation for America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eRoadways for People\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 tradi","brand":"ALLIANCE DIST - SF","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41860268851333,"sku":"PR435829","price":94.9,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.co.nz\/products\/roadways-for-people","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}