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This volume includes a selection of the papers presented during the 2011 Annual Conference of the Italian Society of Transportation Scholars (SIDT). The papers provide an overview on the research activities of SIDT members, representing all the Italian university professors and researchers who study...

This title was first published in 2001. A delightfully oriented selection of international state-of-the-art research in applied regional science, this informative volume places particular emphasis on the use of qualitative/quantitative methodologies in transportation and spatial dynamics. It presents...

This wordless book features colorful photos of various modes of transportation. The vibrant, colorful images will inspire children to tell what they see or to create a story of their very own!

A FUN WAY FOR CHILDREN AGES 3 TO 5 YEARS OLD TO LEARN THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF TRANSPORTATIONTRAVELING FROM HERE TO THERE CAN BE LOTS OF FUNTry to ride the different kinds of transportation, from a car, to a ship to a big, yellow balloon.There are different ways to get from here to there, from...

Charlie loves things that go—planes, trains, bicycles, scooters, and even spaceships! He also loves to share in the fun of each mode of transportation with his dad. But, for Charlie, the best ride of all is when his dad swoops him up onto his shoulders for a piggyback ride! The first in a fresh,...

Bicycles were only invented about two hundred years ago—and the first ones didn't have tires or brakes! But bikes aren't the only way we've tried to conquer the roads, seas, and skies. You'll discover how slow the earliest steam locomotives were, how Leonardo da Vinci designed a flying machine inspired...

With wit and sharp insight, former Traffic Commissioner of New York City, Sam Schwartz a.k.a. “Gridlock Sam,” one of the most respected transportation engineers in the world and consummate insider in NYC political circles, uncovers how American cities became so beholden to cars and why the current...

The purpose of this book is to enlighten the public of the tremendous potential of natural gas. America currently has an oversupply of cheap natural gas. And it has huge reserves, enough to take care of this country’s energy needs for the rest of this century and more. Only a few other countries...

The concept was simple, to link American railroads and global dominance of the seas with a railroad line through China and Russia, enter the back door of Europe, and create new royalty: the Transportation Kings. Vanderbilt, Hill, Morgan, and Harriman all pursued the grand dream. They were America’s...

The Urban Street Stormwater Guide begins from the principle that street design can support—or degrade—the urban area's overall environmental health. By incorporating Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) into the right-of-way, cities can manage stormwater and reap the public health, environmental,...

The Lake Shore Electric Railway commenced operation in 1893 on the north coast of Ohio, providing transportation to Cleveland, Lorain, Sandusky, Toledo, and on to Detroit, Michigan. The Lake Shore Electric Railway connected with many other electric railroads to offer a comprehensive quilt of transportation....

Cincinnati on the Go explores the various modes of transportation that helped people get around in the first half of the 20th century, providing a unique view of the Queen City through the eyes of her everyday commuters. This volume features historic images of river transportation, street railways, city...

A.W. Currie's Canadian Transportation Economics describes and analyses the economics of transport in Canada whether by rail, highway, inland and coastal waterways, the high seas, air or pipeline. It is written to be of interest to employees of railways, steamship companies, airlines, and pipelines,...

Around the world, mass transit is struggling to compete with the private automobile, and in many places, its market share is rapidly eroding. Yet a number of metropolitan areas have in recdecades managed to mount cost-effective and resource-conserving transit services that provide respectable alternatives...