Door to Door: The Magnificent, Maddening, Mysterious World of Transportation (42 page)

freeways.
See
highways and freeways

freight forwarders, 227, 235

freight policy, national, 188–90

freight.
See specific transportation modes

French Sardine Company, 165

Friday, February 13, 2015, 34, 39, 67

   
pizza and, 135–40

   
Port of Long Beach, Los Angeles and, 158, 207–8

   
traffic accidents, 93–131, 321–31

   
transportation system and, 140–47

Frontline Freight, 227–28

fuel.
See also
specific types

   
consumption of, 47, 58

   
cost of, 86, 232

FuturePorts, 187

gantry cranes, 224

Garcetti, Eric, 299

Garden State Parkway, 166

Garrison, Sharon, 107

gasoline, 11, 16, 22, 65, 275

   
price of, 88, 143–45, 306

   
tax on, 12, 116, 148–49, 257, 259, 279, 288, 308

General Electric, 187

General Motors, 15, 239, 267

   
ignition system defects, 141

   
power steering recall, 131

George Washington Bridge, 184

Gerald Desmond Bridge, 218

German airliner crash, 126

Germany, 25, 66–67, 74, 78, 181

ghost-brand soda, 41–60

glass

   
beverage containers and, 44, 59

   
recycling, 46

globalization, 16, 163, 182, 312

Golden Gate Bridge, 152, 184

Goodyear, 11

Google, 306

   
Maps, 20, 283

   
Self-Driving Car Project, 140–41, 263–72, 274, 281–84, 289

Gothenberg, Sweden, 266

GPS, 147, 211, 218, 253, 283, 296

Grand Coulee Dam, 152

Grand Rapids, Michigan, 102

Great Central Valley, 136, 152

greenhouse gases.
See
carbon emissions

Greenland, 50

green ports initiative, 133, 182–83, 224–25

Greensboro, North Carolina, 101

Guatemala, 73

Hall, Charles Martin, 51

Hall-Héroult Process, 51, 52

Hamilton, Alabama, 112

Hawaii, 66

Hell, California, bridge collapse, 155

Herbal Life, 226

Héroult, Paul, 51

Hertz, 15, 28

Hicks, Gill, 177

Highland Park, Los Angeles, 303

highways and freeways, 150, 152.
See also
Carmageddon; Interstate Highway System; roads;
and specific freeways and highways

   
cameras, 257

   
capacity and, 240–41

   
driverless cars and, 267

   
extra lanes and, 14–15, 142, 189–90, 251, 257, 301–2

   
fatalities and, 91–92.
See also
traffic accidents

   
freight lanes and, 238, 241

   
lane size and, 217

   
link to air hubs, 245

   
mass transit embedded in, 255

   
on-ramp meters and, 257–58

   
spaghetti interchanges and, 147

   
spending on, vs. mass transit, 257

Highway Trust Fund, 148, 279

Hilborn, Chad, 95

Hinkemeyer, Joan, 97–98

Honda, 267

   
Accord, 143

   
Civic, 116

Hong Kong, 24

Hoover, Herbert, 109

Hoover Dam, 152

horse transport, 82, 286–89

Host (air traffic control computer), 147

Houston, 142, 197, 297–98

Hoyos, Pilar, 226–27

Hudson River crossings, 155–56

Hunan province, 23

Hungary, 66

Huntington, Collis P., 173–74, 177

Huntington Beach, California, 158, 210

Huntly, Australia, 48–49

Hurricane Sandy, 155

hybrid cars, 143, 275

hybrid trucks, 242

hydrofluoric acid, 145

hydropower, 51–52

Hyperloop, 3

IBM, 151

inattention blindness, 102

Indonesia, 70, 73, 77–78

infrastructure, 58, 163, 218, 238–43, 249, 257

   
congestion pricing and, 308

   
driverless cars and, 279, 288

   
funding and investment in, 14, 16, 147–59, 240–43, 257, 279, 288

   
trucking tolls and, 308

Inland Empire, 241, 243, 244, 247

Inman, Fran, 187–88

In-N-Out Burger, 187

Inrix, 253

International Paper, 226

Interstate 10, 142

   
bridge collapse, 155

Interstate 35, 108

Interstate 40, 101

Interstate 75, 98

Interstate 80, 95

Interstate 405, 2–4, 11, 13–15, 226, 251, 255, 257, 277

Interstate 710, 14, 218, 239–44

Interstate Highway System, 147, 149, 153–54, 239–40, 260

interurban rail system, 255

iPad, 234

iPhone, 19–27, 230, 244, 289

Iraq War, 92

Isais, Connie, 74

Isais, Jay, 61–66, 68, 71–78, 79

“Is Car Culture Dead?” (MOCA conference), 291–92

Jacobsen Pilot Service, 213, 216

Japan, 10–11, 23–25, 221

jaywalking, 110, 112, 282

JCPenney, 158

Jiangsu Province, China, 23

jobs, 16, 285–87, 313

Kaldi, 69

Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 23

Katy Freeway project, 142

Kenneth City, Florida, 120

Kentucky, 25

Kids and Cars, 118

Kindness & Mischief, 303

Klein, Naomi, 312–13

K Loader, 246

Knatz, Geraldine, 164–73, 177–79, 182–91

Kohl's, 205

Kolosh, Ken, 90–91, 120

Korean War, 92

Lackawannock Township, Pensylvania, 95

Ladies of Logistics (LOLs), 164, 186–90, 227

LaGuardia Airport, 152

LA Metro Rail, 4, 273, 301

LA–San Francisco bullet train, 273

last-mile problem, 235–38, 257, 311

Las Vegas, 10

LA Weekly
, 108

Lemoore, California, 137

Lens Technology, Ltd., 23

Leprino Foods, 137

Levinson, David, 17, 272, 305–8, 310

Levi Strauss, 158

Lexus SUVs, 268

Liao, Allison, 99

Lidar, 269, 282

light rail, 142, 242, 255–56, 273, 301

light trucks, 115

lime-flavored seltzer, 41, 43, 55–57

Lincoln Tunnel, 152

Lincoln-Way Central High School, 106

logistics centers, 150

logistics companies, 226–28, 235

London, 308

Long Beach, 81, 225.
See also
Port of Long Beach

Long Beach Transit, 79

longshoremen, 134–35, 159, 185, 187, 196, 205, 224–25, 208–10, 224

Lonoke, Arkansas, 114

Los Angeles.
See also
Port of Los Angeles

   
bicycle highways, 151

   
coffee and, 77–78

   
commuting and, 1–5, 12

   
future of transportation in, 305–6

   
hit-and-run collisions and, 108–9

   
mass transit and, 255–56, 301

   
parking lots and, 278

   
pedestrian safety and, 111

   
port and rail construction in, 172–76

   
port pollution and, 179–86

   
traffic redesign and, 254, 298–300

   
walking and biking in, 302–3

   
water transport and, 152, 156

Los Angeles & San Pedro Railroad, 173

Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, 201, 237, 255

Los Angeles Department of Transportation, 15, 298–99

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), 145–46, 255

Los Angeles Metro Rail, 4

Los Angeles Police Department, 3, 112

Los Angeles River, 241

Los Angeles Times
, 292, 293

LOS (level of service), 298

Louisiana Highway 58, 120

Louisiana Highway 568, 112

Louisville, Kentucky, 246

Louttit, J. Kip, 205

Lyft, 4, 15, 20, 133, 158–59, 259, 303, 306, 311

Lyft Line, 311

LY Technology, 23

Macy's, 205, 226, 247

Maersk Lines, 13, 162–63, 179, 226

   
Triple E ship model, 221

Majestic Realty, 187

Malaysia, 75

Malfunction Junction, 147

Mammoth Mountain, 140

Manning, Edward, 107, 108

manufacturing, 17–18, 261–62.
See also
offshoring; outsourcing; re-shoring

Maravilla, Monique, 303–4

Marine Exchange, 193–96, 199–207, 210–12

Maritime Exchange and Sailing Club, 200

Marohn, Charles, 128–30

Martinez, Jesse, 75–76

Massachusetts, 25

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 86

Massie, Noel, 229–31, 233–41, 243–44, 247–49

mass transit, 4–5, 15, 21, 79–80, 84–85, 242–43, 255–57, 301, 303, 305, 309–11, 313, 315.
See also
specific types

   
airports and, 145–46

   
driverless cars and, 273–74, 277

   
funding of, 14, 153–54, 257, 294

Master Queuing List, 7–8, 194–96, 199–200

McHenry, Roger, 101

McKinley, William, 174–75

McKnight, Kevin, 46–48

McNamara, Jim, 88, 104

Medford, Ron, 264–65, 268–70, 283–84

medical supplies, 247, 249

Mediterranean, 26, 67

Mediterranean Shipping Company, 163, 205

Megatoys, 158–59

Mektec company, 24

Mercedes, 213–14, 226

Mexico, 73, 77–78

Miami-Key West Overseas Highway, 152

Microsoft, 253

Milan, 308

Millenials, 84, 252, 258–59, 303

Milton, New Hampshire, 94

Mindell, David, 279–81

mining, 25–26

Minnesota State Highway 19, 95

mobility, 147, 252, 259–60

Mobility Plan 2035
, 305

Molex company, 24

Mongolia, 78

monorails, 255

Montegut, Louisiana, 120

Monterey Mushrooms, 137

Morgan, Dick, 95

Morgan, Kacy, 303

Morgan Stanley, 86

Mothers Against Drunk Driving, 122

motorcyclists, 115

Motorola, 28

Mountain View, California, 140, 264, 281–84

Mount Carbon, West Virginia, train accident, 144

MSC Charleston
(ship), 208

MSC Flavia
(ship), 205–6

Municipal Warehouse No. 1, 198–200

Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angels (MOCA), 291

Musk, Elon, 3, 11, 265

Napoleon III, 51

NASA, 281

National Football League, 226

National Freight Advisory Committee, 187

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 118, 264–65

National Leagues of Cities, 306

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 166

National Safety Council, 90–91, 101, 120–21

natural gas, 10, 313

Natural Resources Defense Council, 179, 183

Nature USA, 158

Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, 216

Nespresso, 68

Netherlands, 25, 70

New Braunfels, Texas, 107–8

New Jersey, 155–56

New Jersey Department of Transportation, 253

New Lenox, Illinois, 106

newspapers, 20–21

Newton, Isaac, 113

New York City, 12

   
driverless cars and, 273

   
infrastructure, 152, 155–56

   
pedestrian safety, 111, 127, 300

   
subway system in, 151

   
traffic fatalities in, 100

   
traffic redesign, 254, 295–98

   
trucking and, 172

New York City Transportation Department, 295–96

New York Daily News
, 127

New York Harbor, 167

New York Police Department, 112

New York Post
, 300

New York Times
, 109, 300

NextGen air-traffic control, 146–47

Nicaragua, 67, 74

9/11, 46

9Lives cat food, 165

Nissan, 267

nitrogen, 55, 77

nitrogen oxide emissions, 180

Nixon, Richard, 168

Nordstrom, 247

Norman, Don, 280

North Africa, 68–69

North Carolina, 25

North Dakota, 99, 143

Northeast Corridor, 156

Norton Lilly International, 205

NXP Semiconductors, 23–24

Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 52

Obama, Barack, 148, 259

ocean acidification, 180

offshore cash repatriation, 148

off-shoring, 16, 17, 182, 261, 312

oil, 11, 65, 86, 171

oil cracking tower, 144

oil leaks, 168

oil pipelines, 10, 145, 156

oil refineries, 144–45

oil tankers, 11, 203–4, 216–17

oil trains, 143–44

Oliver, Taylor, 100–101

Olympic Building, 229–31, 234, 249

Olympics (2024), 146

online shopping.
See
e-commerce

Ontario, California, 136–40, 244

Ontario International Airport, 244, 245–48

Oregon, 100

Oregon State Route 126, 127

ORION (On-Road Integrated Optimization and Navigation), 232–34, 236

“outside-the-docks” projects, 171–72

outsourcing, 16, 27, 161, 163, 168–69, 182, 191