The Art of Transportation - Essay Topics - City Streets - Alex Millers Book Review

The Art of Transportation - Essay Topics - City Streets - Alex Miller's Book ReviewThe last time I had the opportunity to review The Art of Transportation by Alex Miller, I wasn't sure if he had it right. So, I went back and read it in its entirety.I was surprised that The Art of Transportation was so similar to Desire. I know the author loves buses, which makes sense, because that's where most of his recent work has been written. However, since he is a novelist, one would expect him to write about the railroads of his imagination and I didn't see much of it.I will admit, that while I enjoyed The Art of Transportation, I wasn't quite as impressed with the essay topics, although I did agree with some of the points the author made in his book. Still, I don't know if these topics are what people were expecting from this particular book. Let's take a look at some of the topics that were included in the book.Streetcars were actually designed to be luxurious passenger liners. People used t o ask, what was so special about streetcars, they wonder. The fact is that once people learn all of the details of streetcars, they begin to appreciate the privilege that they have available for them.There is so much about streetcars that a person will never understand without first studying the history of streetcars in The Art of Transportation. Alex is able to take us through how streetcars were able to carry so many people during the Victorian Era and what we can learn from those facts.Streetcars also provided a good deal of entertainment for travelers, particularly children. These were not simply wooden cars with no entertainment but included other things such as a 'steam engine' and a band. This makes me wonder what it must have been like to ride on a steam engine on a city street.The fact is that there are more than two hundred years of transportation options in the United States, it makes it hard to determine which method will be best for us. What if we had streetcar lines go ing through our communities, but it was considered too risky to have them?In other words, perhaps the primary streetcars in each community wouldn't be so important, because in the long run, the profits would be more than enough. It all depends on who you ask, really. Still, that is my opinion, and I'd like to hear yours.