Human Transit How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives /

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Public transit is a powerful tool for addressing a huge range of urban problems, including traffic congestion, economic development, and climate change. While many people support transit in the abstract, it is often difficult to channel that support into good public transit investments.   In Human T...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Walker, Jarrett (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2012.
Edición:1st ed. 2012.
Temas:
Sustainability.
Sociology, Urban.
Urban ecology (Biology).
Human geography.
Urban Sociology.
Urban Ecology.
Human Geography.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. What Transit Is and Does
  • 2. What Makes Transit Useful? Seven emands and How Transit Serves Them
  • 3. Five Paths to Confusion
  • 4. Lines, Loops, and Longing
  • 5. Touching the City: Stops and Stations
  • 6. Peak or All Day?
  • 7. Frequency Is Freedom
  • 8. The Obstacle Course: Speed, Delay, and Reliability
  • 9. Density Distractions
  • 10. Ridership or Coverage? The Challenge of Service Allocation
  • 11. Can Fares Be Fair?
  • 12. Connections or Complexity?
  • 13. From Connections to Networks to Places
  • 14. Be on the Way! Transit Implications of Location Choice
  • 15. On the Boulevard
  • 16. Take the Long View
  • Epilogue: Geometry, Choices, Freedom
  • Notes
  • Index.

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