Originally published in 1940, this book discusses the possible nature of a federal Western Europe and the means through which this outcome might be achieved.

This report was prepared for policy makers searching for ways to boost public transit use in U.S. urban areas and wishing to know what can be learned from the experiences of Canada and Western Europe. Describes the differences in public transit use among U.S., Canadian, and Western European cities; identifies those factors, from urban form to automobile usage, that have contributed to these differences; and offers hypotheses about the reasons for these differences--from historical, demographic, and economic conditions to specific public policies, such as automobile taxation and urban land use regulation.

The author calls for radical action to solve the problems of Europe. Among his suggestions are that the states of Europe, including Britain, unite to form one body to serve the political and economic interests of all.