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

Imagining a More Just Street

Palgrave Macmillan

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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
  2. Introduction

    • David Prytherch
    Pages 1-10
  3. A Right to a More Just Street?

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
  4. Traditional Traffic Law and Design

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 33-33
    2. The Contested Right to the Right-of-Way

      • David Prytherch
      Pages 53-76
    3. Engineering the Roadway as Space of Flow

      • David Prytherch
      Pages 77-106
  5. Reimagining and Redesigning the American Street

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
    2. Toward an Equitable and Livable Street

      • David Prytherch
      Pages 195-204
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 205-210

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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eBook USD 79.99
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Softcover Book USD 99.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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