Record #:

17269

Author(s):

Miller, Benjamin; Newsome, Tracy; Gallagher, Daniel; Walters, Adrienne; Hartell, Ann; Byfield, Brian

Abstract:

Before the mass production of private automobiles in the early 1900s, many cities throughout the southeastern United States maintained bustling urban centers with electric streetcars running along major corridors. North Carolina was no exception. The flight from urban centers to the urban fringe and suburbs that began during the years following World War II promoted auto-dominated neighborhood designs. Eventually, streetcars and much of the intercity passenger rail services were disconnected. Since the adoption of the Federal Aid Highway Act in 1956, a majority of federal and state transportation funds have been devoted to highway planning and construction, and the re-emergence of alternatives to automobiles.

Source:

Carolina Planning (NoCar HT 393 N8 C29x), Vol. 36 Issue , Summer 2011, p29-40, bibl

Subject(s):

Transportation--Alternatives