Seventy percent of the oil America uses each year goes to transportation.
That means that the national oil addiction and all its consequences, from
climate change to disastrous spills to dependence on foreign markets, can be
greatly reduced by changing the way we move. In Transport Beyond Oil,
leading experts in transportation, planning, development, and policy show how to
achieve this fundamental shift.
The authors demonstrate that smarter development and land-use decisions,
paired with better transportation systems, can slash energy consumption. John
Renne calculates how oil can be saved through a future with more
transit-oriented development. Petra Todorovitch examines the promise of
high-speed rail. Peter Newman imagines a future without oil for car-dependent
cities and regions. Additional topics include funding transit, freight
transport, and nonmotorized transportation systems. Each chapter provides
policy prescriptions and their measurable results.
Transport Beyond Oil delivers practical solutions, based on
quantitative data. This fact-based approach offers a new vision of
transportation that is both transformational and achievable.
