Course Project

| Devry university |

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|Automobiles and Public Transportation |

|Course: LAS432 Technology, Society, and Culture |

|Instructor: Lawrence Gorman |

|Samer Ayyad |

|Andrew Brniak |

|Eric Estrada |

|Arnold Heard |

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Table of Contents

Abstract 3

History of Automobiles and Public Transportation 3

History of Chicago Stations in the Mid-60s 4

History of Public Transportation in the City of Chicago 8

History of Six Major Expressways in Chicago 9

Impact of Unstable Economic on Transportation 10

Toyota 12

General Motors 13

Impact of Recessions on Consumption and Freight Rates 14

An Example of the Recession Years...