Trains, buses, people : an opinionated atlas of US transit /

In Trains, Buses, People: An Opinionated Atlas of US Transit, transportation expert Christof Spieler shows how cities can build successful transit. He profiles the 47 metropolitan areas in the US that have rail transit or BRT, using data, photos, and maps for easy comparison. The best and worst syst...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Spieler, Christof (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, DC : Island Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Bus rapid transit > United States.
Urban transportation > United States.
Local transit > United States.
Rural transit > United States.
Terminals (Transportation) > United States.
Commuting > United States.
Regional planning.
Sustainable development > United States.
Service d'autobus express > États-Unis.
Transports urbains > États-Unis.
Transports publics > États-Unis.
Transports ruraux > États-Unis.
Migrations alternantes > États-Unis.
Aménagement du territoire.
Développement durable > États-Unis.
regional planning.
Bus rapid transit.
Commuting.
Local transit.
Rural transit.
Sustainable development.
Terminals (Transportation)
Urban transportation.
United States.
Electronic books.
atlases.
Atlases.
Atlas.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Transit where the people are
  • Part 1: The role of transit in the US. What transit does well ; The history of transit ; Modes ; Hope and fears ; Funding and government
  • Part 2: Basics of successful transit. Density ; Activity ; Walkability ; Connectivity ; Frequency ; Travel time ; Reliability ; Capacity ; Legibility ; Good ideas from abroad
  • Part 3: Metro areas. The best and the worst ; The 47 transit areas 1. New York (NY); 2. Los Angeles (CA); 3. Chicago (IL); 4. Washington, DC; 5. San Francisco (CA); 6. Boston (MA).
  • 7. Dallas (TX); 8. Philadelphia (PA); 9. Miami (FL); 10. Houston (TX); 11. Atlanta (GA); 12. Detroit (MI); 13. Seattle (WA); 14. Phoenix (AZ); 15. Minneapolis-St. Paul (MN); 16. Cleveland (OH); 17. Denver (CO); 18. San Diego (CA); 19. Portland (OR); 20. Orlando (FL); 21. Tampa (FL); 22. St. Louis (MO); 23. Pittsburgh (PA); 24. Charlotte (NC); 25. Sacramento (CA); 26. Salt Lake City (UT); 27. Kansas City (KS); 28. Las Vegas (NV); 29. Cincinnati (OH); 30. Milwaukee (WI); 31. Austin (TX); 32. Nashville (TN); 33. Norfolk (VA); 34. Jacksonville (FL); 35. Hartford (CT); 36. New Orleans (LA).
  • 37. Oklahoma City (OK)38. Memphis (TN); 39. Richmond (VA); 40. Buffalo (NY); 41. Albuquerque (NM); 42. Tucson (AZ); 43. El Paso (TX); 44. Honolulu (HI); 45. Little Rock (AR); 46. Eugene (OR); 47. Fort Collins (CO-- Conclusion: A transit agenda for the future of our cities.

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