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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Schwartz, Samuel I.

Street smart: the rise of cities and the fall of cars/Samuel I. Schwartz with William Rosen.—First edition.

pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-61039-565-6 (ebook) 1. Local transit—United States. 2. Urban transportation—United States. 3. City planning—United States. I. Title.

HE4451.S387 2015

388.40973—dc23

2015014716

First Edition

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