Lomberg, Michelle
Avoiding gridlock [text adaptation, Michelle Lomberg]. - North Mankato, Minn. : Smart Apple Media, c2004. - 56 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 26 cm. - Understanding global issues .
Based on: Avoiding gridlock : the role of public transport. Cheltenham, England : Understanding Global Issues, Ltd., c1997.
Introduction -- Living with transport -- Land use planning -- Light and heavy rail -- The benefits of buses -- Mapping the world's roads -- Curbing the private car -- Cities are for people -- Integrated transport.
Explores problems related to dependence on cars; looks at ways of reducing that dependence, including city planning and mass transit; and discusses how cities around the world are addressing gridlock, pollution, and other transportation problems.
11 - 12 years
1583403574 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
2003000107
Urban transportation
Traffic congestion
City planning
Transportation.
j388.4 Avo 23
Avoiding gridlock [text adaptation, Michelle Lomberg]. - North Mankato, Minn. : Smart Apple Media, c2004. - 56 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 26 cm. - Understanding global issues .
Based on: Avoiding gridlock : the role of public transport. Cheltenham, England : Understanding Global Issues, Ltd., c1997.
Introduction -- Living with transport -- Land use planning -- Light and heavy rail -- The benefits of buses -- Mapping the world's roads -- Curbing the private car -- Cities are for people -- Integrated transport.
Explores problems related to dependence on cars; looks at ways of reducing that dependence, including city planning and mass transit; and discusses how cities around the world are addressing gridlock, pollution, and other transportation problems.
11 - 12 years
1583403574 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
2003000107
Urban transportation
Traffic congestion
City planning
Transportation.
j388.4 Avo 23