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Law, Engineering, and the American Right-of-Way

Imagining a More Just Street

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  • © 2018

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Authors:
  1. David Prytherch

    1. Geography, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA

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  • Illuminates how technical intricacies of law and engineering exert powerful roles in the spatiality and social life of streets

  • Is situated at the intersection of vibrant theoretical and policy debates

  • Links theories of socio-spatial justice on the street to the practices that design and regulate the roadway

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • David Prytherch
    Pages 1-10

  3. A Right to a More Just Street?

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
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    2. Rethinking the Street as Space of Mobility, Rights, and (In)Justice

      • David Prytherch
      Pages 13-32

  4. Traditional Traffic Law and Design

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 33-33
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    2. Legal Geographies of the American “Right-of-Way”

      • David Prytherch
      Pages 35-52

    3. The Contested Right to the Right-of-Way

      • David Prytherch
      Pages 53-76

    4. Engineering the Roadway as Space of Flow

      • David Prytherch
      Pages 77-106

    5. Controlling the Roadway: Signs, Markings, and Signals

      • David Prytherch
      Pages 107-122

  5. Reimagining and Redesigning the American Street

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
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    2. “Streets for Everyone”: Intermodal Equity and Complete Streets

      • David Prytherch
      Pages 125-137

    3. “Creating Real Spaces for People”: Emerging Standards for Intermodal Design

      • David Prytherch
      Pages 139-164

    4. The (Block-by-Block) Fight for a More Just American Street

      • David Prytherch
      Pages 165-193

    5. Toward an Equitable and Livable Street

      • David Prytherch
      Pages 195-204

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 205-210
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About this book

This book explores the geography of the everyday roadway and contemplates how regulation and design shape our streets. People may question the hegemony of cars, but reimagining public streets is a major conceptual and technical challenge. Drawing from “new mobilities” and transport studies, Prytherch addresses how streets are structured by policy standards; what it means to have a right to the street; and how a more just street would look—in both theory and practice. He summarizes key traffic statutes, case laws, and engineering manuals, and interprets these in relation to mobility rights and justice. At its core, the book moves beyond criticism to highlight emerging movements which aim to develop more complete and livable streets for everyone.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Geography, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA

    David Prytherch

About the author

David Prytherch is Professor of Geography at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, USA. He has served on the Oxford Planning Commission and City Council, focusing on sustainability and intermodal transportation.

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