ENST 201 1nd Edition Lecture 21 Outline of Last Lecture I Urban Planning II Why did this structure develop Outline of Current Lecture II Transportation III Federal Government Current Lecture I Transportation system a Eisenhower was leading American general in ww2and saw German auto infrastructure so when he became president he wanted to imitate it b During cold war people were afraid of thermonuclear attacks so they needed to get away quickly from cities being attacked i Lead to development of highways c Before ww2 cities were like a grid With interstate system a highway now cuts through the city i The only thing they had like interstates were trolley lines at the ends of trolley lines were secluded areas where the rich lived early suburbs ii In the 50 s interstates are used for people who want to move into suburbs iii When these roads became clogged the solution was to create a bypass road around city 1 Unintended consequence provided framework for little towns along bypass to blow up 2 In 60 s builders realized they could not build their way out of gridlock a The more you build they more gridlock you have i Short term alleviation These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute d e f g h i 3 Politicians keep selling this idea because people only think of short term which creates jobs pleases developers housing shopping banks etc because they want more places to build houses they pushed the Highway Trust fund the most a 1967 540 was born still not done This is how long it takes to plan developments Public transportation i Fixed guideway public transit Bus light rail trolley heavy commuter rail where they are not affected by traffic 1 Not about getting people from place to place but it is an infrastructure tool a Developers will buy up land around hub stations ii Unpopular in America because people like convenience so they do not want to be tied to schedules cars freedom iii Classism and racism is in play busses and public transit is the poor way to get around even though busses and public transit is more efficient and faster Atlanta MARTA people in suburbs didn t want it to come because they didn t want it to bring low income people into that area i But povertyis rising in suburbs and they now have no transportation to get to jobs school etc Shopping centers combat public transportation because it brings young African americans to the area Racism has been a factor in shaping our urban areas Mix used development have farmers markets around people can eat healthier and the food is local also this allows people to walk and get more exercise Sillowing idea that you can get everything you need to know through one topic downfall of America i Transportation departments allocate most money to go to highways and roads and a small percentage goes to public transit and almost none is left for bikers and walkers 1 Need someone to integrate these types of transportation 2 Needs multi modal transportation system II i Moving cars through downtown quickly slows down business 1 Slow down traffic increase business Federal government a Trying to promote suburban development i Back then houses were very high quality but were very expensive ii Government planners needed to apply tailorism to housing industry so they could expand market b Watned to build more suburban areas after ww but no large demand in housing department i Government needed to get women out of the workforce so the men returning from war could get jobs 1 Suburbs were desired by governments to get women out of workforce