"Congested city streets are noisy and thick with cars and trucks, while pedestrians and cyclists are squeezed to the dangerous edges--but does it have to be this way? Imagine a city where we aren't stuck in cars, where clean air makes it easier to breathe, and where transit is easy to access--and on time. Imagine a city where streets are for people! This fun, accessible and ultimately hopeful book explores sustainable transportation around the globe,...

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to coding in transportation. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.

A fantastic introduction to a world many young people-and people in general-seldom consider: how transportation engineers help to ensure people and materials move smoothly throughout our complex world. Readers are introduced to real-world problems and their engineering solutions. Lively, informative, and age-accessible language is augmented with highlighted vocabulary terms, important points to think about, items to compare and contrast, and a final,...

The US transportation system is a complex national concern, closely tied to our nation's economy, defense, and national security. Paying for its construction and maintenance has become an even more complicated political issue in the early twenty-first century. This articles in this volume addresses these issues and how they affect the future viability of the nation's transportation routes.

Looks at the role that stagecoaches and Conestoga wagons played in carrying mail and passengers throughout America, and especially the West, during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Two friends, wishing to escape the city heat by having a weekend in the country, are so intimidated by the risks of various means of transportation that they put the trip off altogether.

Rhyming text and illustrations describe different kinds of cars, including fast cars, police cars, taxis, and convertibles.

This plan identifies projects and programs needed to support the City's Vision and to serve planned growth within the city and the greater Tri-Cities area over the next 20 years.

Best friends Jack Truck and Dump Truck Dan love to smash things but sometimes their antics get them into trouble. One day they meet Wrecking Crane Rosie. Are Jack and Dan's smashing days over? Rev your engines for the launch of the highest-octane series around--Jon Scieszka's Trucktown for preschool/kindergartners--with more shapes, sizes, and formats than anyone could shake a bumper at.