Rethinking America's Highways by Robert W. Poole Jr. (Paperback Book)

Rethinking America's Highways by Robert W. Poole Jr. (Paperback Book)

The University of Chicago Press

Americans spend hours every day sitting in traffic. And the roads they idle on are often rough and potholed, their exits, tunnels, guardrails, and bridges in terrible disrepair. According to transportation expert Robert Poole, this congestion and deterioration are outcomes of the way America provides its highways. Our twentieth-century model overly politicizes highway investment decisions, short-changing maintenance and often investing in projects whose costs exceed their benefits.\nIn Rethinking America\u2019s Highways, Poole examines how our current model of state-owned highways came about and why it is failing to satisfy its customers. He argues for a new model that treats highways themselves as public utilities\u2014like electricity, telephones, and water supply. If highways were provided\n\nRethinking America's Highways\nA 21st-Century Vision for Better Infrastructure\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail track;

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