Studies in Public Transportation

   chronicles the beginnings of their decades-long quest to develop a science of transportation planning. While they ultimately fell short of eliminating traffic congestion, the adherents of scientific transportation planning left tools that guide planning practice to this day. Unfortunately, the pursuit of science also blinded subsequent generations of transportation professionals to the negative effects of their prescriptions for US cities.

 

 

Building Autopia: The Development of Urban Freeway Planning in the Pre-Interstate Era

In 1956, President Eisenhower signed legislation that provided money to build Interstate Highways across the United States. This research uses the legislation’s 50^th anniversary as an opportunity to reflect on the history of pre-Interstate urban freeway planning. For several decades preceding 1956, planners sought to use the freeway as a tool to reduce congestion and reshape urban development. But, a lack of local resources prevented most of their plans from being implemented. When money appeared through the Interstate program, it came with strings attached that transformed freeway development. The consequences for America’s cities and citizens have been profound.

 

How Portland’s Power Brokers Accommodated the Anti-Highway Movement of the Early 1970s: The Decision to Build Light Rail

Portland, Oregon is well known for its transportation inves

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