Reading List for Pocantico Workshop on Governance and Institutional Reform in Transportation

Below is the list of workshop preparation reading to provide a common ground to begin discussions. In addition, you will also receive a copy of Three Revolutions by Dan Sperling, due to a generous donation by the author.

Please download a full copy of this list here, including the full text of the readings included below with no link.

Recommended Reading

Bertaud, Alain. Order Without Design: How Markets Shape Cities. Abstract. 2018.

Florida, Richard. A Declaration of Urban Independence. Politico Magazine. July/August 2017.

Frankel, Emil, and M. Wachs, “More than Money:  Infrastructure and Governance,” Public Works Management and Policy, Vol. 22, No. 1. January 2017., pp. 6-11.

Jenn, A. Assessing Alternatives to California’s Electric Vehicle Registration Fee. ITS UC Davis. December 2018.

Knopman, Debra, M. Wachs, B. Miller, S. Davis, and K. Pfrommer, Renewing America’s Infrastructure: An Agenda for Federal Transportation and Water Policy. Brief. Rand Corporation.  2017.

Polzin, S. Selections from Appendix C: Vehicle Miles Traveled Trends and Implications for the US Interstate Highway System. TRB. 2017.

Poole, Robert. “Time to Rethink the US Highway Model.” Public Works Financing. January, 2018.

Postrel, Virgina. A Q&A with Robert Poole, Author of “Rethinking American’s Highways.” September 23, 2018.

Russell, A., and L. Vinsel. Hail the Maintainers. Aeon. April 7, 2016.

Sperling, D. and unknown author. Dan Sperling on the ‘Three Revolutions’ Transforming Cars and Transportation. The Planning Report. March 21, 2018.

Further Reading

The Full Critical issues in Transportation from TRB can be found here

The full Alain Bertaud Order Without Design can be purchased at your local bookstore or from Amazon here.

The full Rand report can be found here and the full article in the journal Public Works Management and Policy can be found here.

The full Alan Jenn ITS report “Assessing Alternatives to California’s Electric Vehicle Registration Fee” can be found here.

The full white paper from the Polzin Appendix C for the Future of The Interstate TRB report can be found here.

Please download a full copy of this list here, including the full text of the readings included below with no link.