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In just a decade, the Ford station wagon had gone from charmingly rustic to stylishly comfortable. Sales confirmed the wisdom of Ford's decision.

Interstate highways and urban renewal programs often destroyed inner city housing units which inadvertently segregated urban neighborhoods throughout the country.

Federal transportation subsidies meant to improve urban mobility inadvertently created our Auto-Nation with the car as the centerpiece of urban transportation planning.

At their June conference, the U.S. Conference of Mayors recognized that bicycling should be promoted for many reasons including transportation, environment, and health.

After WWII the American Federal Government took over road building from the States. An impressive road system resulted, but at what price?

After WWI, black urbanization was often met with intense violence, leaving blacks isolated and segregated in the hopelessness of a ghetto existence.

Newly elected President Dwight David Eisenhower found himself facing a continuing war in Korea and the beginnings of what would become the Cold War.

Legislations encouraging urban renewal and enhanced mobility significantly improved the living conditions in American cities, but also deconstructed many urban areas.

One of the best novels of recent years, James Frey's Bright Shiny Morning lovingly weaves together stories of desperate living, plucked from the sprawling City of Angels.

The National Commission on Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing has called for a federal gas tax increase of greater than 50%, claiming a 2009 fund shortfall.

This town on the Great Wagon Road is key to imagining the early settlers' experience. It is one of the oldest towns west of the Blue Ridge and an early center for trade.

When Charles Lindbergh made the first solo, non-stop transatlantic flight, it marked a significant moment in travel history and forever changed the tourism industry.