James Wilt – Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars-Public Transit in the Age of Google, Uber, and Elon Musk
English | eBook | Size: 3.91 MB
Public transportation is in crisis. Through an assessment of the history of automobility in North America, the “three revolutions” in automotive transportation, as well as the current work of committed people advocating for a different way forward, James Wilt imagines what public transit should look like in order to be green and equitable. Wilt considers environment and climate change, economic and racial inequality, urban density, accessibility and safety, work and labour unions, privacy and control of personal data, as well as the importance of public and democratic decision-making.
Based on interviews with more than forty experts, including community activists, academics, transit planners, authors, and journalists, Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? explores our ability to exert power over how cities are built and for whom.
Contents:
Introduction: The Slow Bleed
Part One – Depot
1 Off the rails: A brief history of automotive domination
2 Manufacturing automobility: The anti=transit underpinnings of the “three revolutions”
Part Two – Departure
3 Running on empty: Climate and environment
4 Race to the bottom: Inequality and poverty
5 Crowding out: Congestion and safety
6 Locked Down: Reimagining access for marginalized people
7 Data minecraft: Surveillance and policing
8 Old town road: Rural and intercity transit
9 Walmart on wheels: Labour and unions
Part Three – Destination
10 Money and the power: What is to be done?
Acknowledgments
Interviews
Notes
Index
About the Author
Format: EPUB
Length: 328 pages
Published: 2020 by Between the Lines
ISBN: 1771134496
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