Chapter 12. The Role of Technology

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Acknowledgments viii
4. Contents ix
5. Chapter 1. Introduction: A Problem in Search of a Solution 1
6. PART I. THE CONTEXT OF URBAN CHANGE
7. Chapter 2. Economic Change and the City: A Qualitative Evaluation and Some Hypotheses 9
8. Chapter 3. Recent Trends in Urban Location 25
9. Chapter 4. Recent Trends in the Supply of Urban Transport and Highway Financing 56
10. Chapter 5. Trip Patterns and Demand 83
11. Chapter 6. The Interrelationship of Housing and Urban Transportation 108
12. Chapter 7. Race and the Urban Transportation Problem 144
13. PART II. COMPARATIVE COSTS
14. Chapter 8. Costing Procedures and Assumptions 171
15. Chapter 9. Line-Haul Systems 196
16. Chapter 10. Residential Collection and Distribution 250
17. Chapter 11. Downtown Distribution 269
18. PART III. SOLUTIONS AND PUBLIC POLICY
19. Chapter 12. The Role of Technology 309
20. Chapter 13. Pricing, Subsidies, Market Structure, and Regulatory Institutions 334
21. Chapter 14. Urban Transportation in Summary and Perspective 360
22. APPENDIXES. INDEX
23. Appendix A. Summary Description of Rail Line-Haul Systems 371
24. Appendix B. Summary Description of Bus Line-Haul Systems 379
25. Appendix C. Evaluation of Residential Service Costs under Different Hypothesized Conditions 390
26. Index 401