Title & Author:

The future of transportation / Henry Grabar [and 8 others].

Publication:

New York, NY : Metropolis Books, [2019]

Description:

123 pages : color illustrations ; 17 cm

Series:

SOM Thinkers ; third volume

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Foreword / Derek Moore -- Introduction / Henry Grabar -- The Symphony of the Seas / Oliver Franklin-Wallis -- Shortcuts / Laura Bliss -- The Getaway / Darran Anderson -- Riding the Bus in Dar Es Salaam / Nick Van Mead -- Mobile Borders / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian -- Fair Share / Alison Griswold -- Terminal Distraction / Christopher Schaberg -- About the Contributors -- Acknowledgements

Summary:

With the promise of delivery drones, personal helicopters and groceries delivered right to your refrigerator, one might think we are living in the best of transportation times. However, most city commuters would be quick to tell you otherwise. Of all the technological interventions continuously inserted into our daily travels, which ones will last? Is ride-sharing here to stay? In ten years will we all be taking autonomous vehicles to work? Will traffic as we know it cease to exist? While this volume makes no promises or predictions, it does take a step back from the hype of the new to explore more of the options from what might seem like yesterday's solutions: busses, bikes and even trains. Perhaps remedies to our transportation woes are not all in the future but are hiding in plain and present site. 'The Future of Transportation' is the third volume in the 'SOM Thinkers' series, conceived by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. 'SOM Thinkers' originated from a desire to start a public conversation about the built environment. Rather than frame the subject in the expected "professional" language, the series poses today's most pressing questions about design and architecture in a bold and accessible way

ISBN:

9781942884453 (paperback)
1942884451 (paperback)

Subject:

Transportation Planning.
Urban transportation policy.
Transport Planification.
Transports urbains Politique gouvernementale.
Mobilität
Stadtverkehr
Zukunft

Added entries:

Grabar, Henry, editor, contributor.
SOM thinkers.

Holdings:

Location: Library main y 307913
Call No.: BIB 253374
Status: Available