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 Tra...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Walker, Jarrett, 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press, ©2012.
Temas:
Local transit.
City planning.
Community development.
Transports publics.
local transit.
TRANSPORTATION > Public Transportation.
ruimtelijke ordening
physical planning
regionale planning
regional planning
steden
towns
urbanisatie
urbanization
stedelijke ecologie
urban ecology
duurzame ontwikkeling
sustainable development
milieu
environment
Environmental Sciences (General)
Milieuwetenschappen (algemeen)
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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 distractions
  • 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.

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