Human Transit
How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives
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Publisher:
Washington, DC : - Island Press
Pages:
244
ISBN:
9781597269728, 1597269727
Language:
English
Contents:
What transit is, and does
What makes transit useful? Seven demands and how transit serves them
Five paths to confusion
Lines, loops, and longing
Touching the city: stops and stations
Peak or all day?
Frequency is freedom
The obstacle course: speed, delay, and reliability
Density and its dangers
Ridership or coverage? The challenge of service allocation
Can fares be fair?
Connections or complexity?
From connections to networks, to places
Be on the way! Transit implications of location choice
On the boulevard
Take the long view.
What makes transit useful? Seven demands and how transit serves them
Five paths to confusion
Lines, loops, and longing
Touching the city: stops and stations
Peak or all day?
Frequency is freedom
The obstacle course: speed, delay, and reliability
Density and its dangers
Ridership or coverage? The challenge of service allocation
Can fares be fair?
Connections or complexity?
From connections to networks, to places
Be on the way! Transit implications of location choice
On the boulevard
Take the long view.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-236) and index.
Statement of responsibility:
Jarrett Walker ; illustrations by Eric Orozco ... [et al.]
Physical description:
x, 244 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
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Add a CommentA useful and readable guide to public transit issues.