Angie Schmitt

Right of Way: Race, Class, and the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America

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Produktbeschreibung

In Right of Way, journalist Angie Schmitt shows that pedestrian traffic deaths are not unavoidable "accidents," They are predictable, occurring in stark geographic patterns that tell a story about systemic inequality. These deaths are the forgotten faces of an increasingly urgent public health crisis that we have the tools, but not the will, to solve. Schmitt examines the increase in pedestrian deaths in the US as well as programs and movements that are beginning to respond to the epidemic. Right of Way is a call to reframe the problem, acknowledge the role of racism and classism in the public response to these deaths, and energize advocacy around road safety. Right of Way unveils a crisis that is rooted in both inequality and the undeterred reign of the automobile in our cities. It challenges us to imagine and demand safer and more equitable cities, where no one is expendable.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Island Press
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. August 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 150mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 340g
• ISBN-13: 9781642830835
• ISBN-10: 1642830836
• Artikelnr.: 59404700

Autorenporträt

Angie Schmitt is one of the country's best known writers and experts on the topic of sustainable transportation. She was the long-time national editor at Streetsblog. Her writing and commentary have appeared in the New York Times, The Atlantic, and National Public Radio. She is the founder and principal at 3MPH Planning and Consulting, a small firm focused on pedestrian safety. She lives in Cleveland with her husband and two children.