U.S. national debate topic 2012-2013 : transportation infrastructure / edited by Tyler Weidler.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Reference shelf ; v. 84, no. 3.Publication details: Ipswich, MA : H.W. Wilson, 2012.Description: xii, 200 p. ; ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780824211172 (issue 3, pbk.)
  • 0824211170 (issue 3, pbk.)
  • 9780824212490 (v. 84)
  • 0824212495 (v. 84)
Other title:
  • Transportation infrastructure
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HE 206.2 .U22 2012
Contents:
I. Roads and highways : Congressional road rage: how to pay for America's highways and roads / Paul McCaffrey ; For what the tolls pay / Rudolph G. Penner ; The infrastructure delusion / Richard W. Fulmer ; A better new deal / San Staley and Adrian Moore ; Federal roadblocks / Robert Verbruggen -- II.Bridges : The Golden Gate Bridge at 75 / Paul McCaffrey ; Bad vibrations / Mason Inman ; Whitewashing the I-35W bridge collapse / Barry B. LePatner ; A bridge to somewhere / Terence P. Jeffrey ; Where might a needed economic stimulus come from? A private infrastructure initiative / Michael Silverstein -- III. Mass transportation : The evolution of American mass transit / Paul McCaffrey ; Engine of prosperity / Christopher B. Leinberger ; Easy rider / Judith Shulevitz ; Unblocking the box / Robert W. Poole, Jr. ; Urban outfitters / John Norquist ; How traffic jams are made in city hall / Sam Staley and Ted Balaker -- IV. Airports and aviation : What ails the air transportation system? / Paul McCaffrey ; Smart, and fair skies / James C. May ; Why you hate to fly / Evan Sparks ; Hell on a tarmac / Robert Verbruggen -- V. Railways ; Yesterday's rails . Paul McCaffrey ; The case for not-quite-so-high-speed rail / Phillip Longman ;The trouble with high-speed rail / Liam Julian ; Fast, faster, fastest / Jaime Rall ; Amtrak needs stronger spending controls / John Hayward --VI. Seaports and waterways : A new era of growth for America's seaports / Paul McCaffrey ; The shipping news / Phillip Longman ; Shipping out of the economic crisis / Jan Hoffmann ; Protecting energy on the water / Stephen L. Caldwell ; The battle of the ports / Jeffrey Spivak -- VII. Future of transportation : Navigating America's transportation infrastructure into the 21st century / Paul McCaffrey ; Leap, not creep / Kathleen A. Bergeron ; Repairs without rivets / David Appell ; Maglev ready for prime time / Donald M. Rote and Larry R. Johnson ; Cars: enriching our lives, our economy, and our future / Jim Lentz.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

I. Roads and highways : Congressional road rage: how to pay for America's highways and roads / Paul McCaffrey ; For what the tolls pay / Rudolph G. Penner ; The infrastructure delusion / Richard W. Fulmer ; A better new deal / San Staley and Adrian Moore ; Federal roadblocks / Robert Verbruggen -- II.Bridges : The Golden Gate Bridge at 75 / Paul McCaffrey ; Bad vibrations / Mason Inman ; Whitewashing the I-35W bridge collapse / Barry B. LePatner ; A bridge to somewhere / Terence P. Jeffrey ; Where might a needed economic stimulus come from? A private infrastructure initiative / Michael Silverstein -- III. Mass transportation : The evolution of American mass transit / Paul McCaffrey ; Engine of prosperity / Christopher B. Leinberger ; Easy rider / Judith Shulevitz ; Unblocking the box / Robert W. Poole, Jr. ; Urban outfitters / John Norquist ; How traffic jams are made in city hall / Sam Staley and Ted Balaker -- IV. Airports and aviation : What ails the air transportation system? / Paul McCaffrey ; Smart, and fair skies / James C. May ; Why you hate to fly / Evan Sparks ; Hell on a tarmac / Robert Verbruggen -- V. Railways ; Yesterday's rails . Paul McCaffrey ; The case for not-quite-so-high-speed rail / Phillip Longman ;The trouble with high-speed rail / Liam Julian ; Fast, faster, fastest / Jaime Rall ; Amtrak needs stronger spending controls / John Hayward --VI. Seaports and waterways : A new era of growth for America's seaports / Paul McCaffrey ; The shipping news / Phillip Longman ; Shipping out of the economic crisis / Jan Hoffmann ; Protecting energy on the water / Stephen L. Caldwell ; The battle of the ports / Jeffrey Spivak -- VII. Future of transportation : Navigating America's transportation infrastructure into the 21st century / Paul McCaffrey ; Leap, not creep / Kathleen A. Bergeron ; Repairs without rivets / David Appell ; Maglev ready for prime time / Donald M. Rote and Larry R. Johnson ; Cars: enriching our lives, our economy, and our future / Jim Lentz.

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