The Automobile and Urban Transit: The Formation of Public Policy in Chicago, 1900-1930

Table of Contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Series Preface
• Preface
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: The Decision for Regulation
  • Section I: The Context of 1907
  • Section II: The Ordinances of 1907
• Chapter 2: The Battle for the Streets
  • Section I: The Alternatives
  • Section II: Traffic Control
  • Section III: Building Solutions to the Traffic Problem
• Chapter 3: The Failure of Regulation: Mass Transportation, 1907–1915
  • Section I: Service and Profit
  • Section II: Politics and Regulation
  • Section III: The Politics of Engineering
  • Section IV: Beyond 1907: Policy versus Planning
• Chapter 4: “The Poor Man’s Motorcar”
  • Section I: The Public and Its Transit System, 1907–1917
  • Section II: Overcapitalization and the 5¢ Fare
• Chapter 5: The Taming of the Automobile, 1918–1930
  • Section I: The Automobile and Traffic, 1918–1924
  • Section II: “The Magic Ribbons,” 1918–1930
  • Section III: The Motorist Comes of Age: Traffic Regulation, 1924–1930
• Chapter 6: Making Do: Mass Transit in the Motor Age, 1914–1930
  • Section I: Transit Policy: 1914 versus 1930
  • Section II: Progress and Profit: Transit Improvement, 1914–1930
  • Section III: Finance: The Strengths of Impotence
  • Section IV: The Myth of Objectivity: From Engineer to Businessman
  • Section V: Courts, Business Values, and Public Policy: Eliminating the Issues of Valuation and Control
  • Section VI: The Festival of Hokum: Chicago Transit Politics, 1914–1930
• Epilogue
• Notes
• Bibliographical Note
• Index