Shifting Gears: Toward a New Way of Thinking About Transportation: Susan Handy (2023). The MIT Press, 312 pages. $35 (paperback).

"Shifting Gears: Toward a New Way of Thinking About Transportation" by Susan Handy is a book that critically examines the ideas that have shaped the transportation system in the United States. The author explores nine interlocking concepts, including freedom, speed, mobility, vehicles, capacity, hierarchy, separation, control, and technology, to explain how the current transportation system came to be. Handy shares personal stories throughout the book and draws from various disciplines such as psychology, engineering, and urban planning. She also introduces new ideas that challenge traditional approaches and advocates for a paradigm shift in the transportation field, emphasizing mobility justice and the integration of different modes of transportation. The book encourages readers to think about the future of transportation and the need for new options and approaches. [Extracted from the article]