Nicholas Dagen Bloom
The Great American Transit Disaster: A Century of Austerity, Auto-Centric Planning, and White Flight
The Great American Transit Disaster: A Century of Austerity, Auto-Centric Planning, and White Flight
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The Great American Transit Disaster examines why American transit networks are so bad, arguing that it was a choice made by voters, who shut out options for transit-friendly futures.
Format: Hardback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 03 May 2023
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Many scholars and policy analysts have expressed concern about America's reliance on cars and the lack of federal investment in public transportation in the latter decades of the 20th century. However, as Nicholas Dagen Bloom demonstrates in his book "The Great American Transit Disaster," the decline of public transit in the United States was not inevitable but rather a result of deliberate choices made by policymakers and voters.
Bloom's book provides compelling evidence that transit disinvestment was a choice, rather than a fate, focusing on six cities: Baltimore, Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Boston, and San Francisco. He identifies three major factors that contributed to the decline of public transit in the United States: municipal austerity policies that denied most transit agencies the funding to maintain high-quality service; the promotion of auto-centric planning; and white flight from dense city centers to far-flung suburbs.
Bloom makes it clear that these local public policy decisions were not the result of a conspiracy by the auto industry or any other grand scheme. Rather, they were widely supported by voters who effectively shut out options for transit-friendly futures. This book aims to challenge our accepted myths about public transportation funding and provide new avenues for conversations about how to invest in and improve our transit systems.
In conclusion, "The Great American Transit Disaster" is a powerful and important book that sheds light on the choices that have led to the decline of public transit in the United States. By challenging our assumptions and providing evidence of the deliberate choices that have shaped our transit systems, Bloom offers a roadmap for building a more sustainable and equitable transportation future.
Weight: 718g
Dimension: 161 x 237 x 32 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780226824406
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