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A Flashpoint in a Melting Pot: The Crown Heights Riots, A Watershed for New York City

Author(s): Brendan Finn

The Big Apple was a city in decay for over thirty years. Machine politics had failed the constituency, as crime soared and the quality of life deteriorated. The social fabric was fraying in a politicized climate of heightened racial and ethnic tension.Crown Heights, Brooklyn was a microcosm of New Y...

Highway Geometric Design: Application of Design Standards in InRoads

Author(s): Xudong Jia, Wen Cheng, Ming Guan

Highway Geometric Design: Application of Design Standards in InRoads is primarily intended for use as a textbook in university-level courses that deal with roadway design. This book is aimed to apply geometric design standards in InRoads to design a typical highway interchange. This is the first ed...