The development of US urban transportation policy illustrates the changing relationships among federal, state, and local governments. This text examines the evolution of urban transportation planning from early developments in highway planning in the 1930s to concerns over sustainable...

Introduction -- Early Highway Planning -- Launching Urban Transportation Planning and the Interstate Highway Program -- Urban Transportation Planning Comes of Age -- Improving Intergovernmental Coordination -- Rising Concern for the Environment and Citizen Involvement -- Beginnings of Multimodal...