Author: United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration. Office of Service and Methods Demonstrations
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Category : Local transit
Languages : en
Pages : 424

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Author: United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 316

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Author: Christof Spieler
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1610919033
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 266

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What are the best transit cities in the US? The best Bus Rapid Transit lines? The most useless rail transit lines? The missed opportunities? In the US, the 25 largest metropolitan areas and many smaller cities have fixed guideway transit—rail or bus rapid transit. Nearly all of them are talking about expanding. Yet discussions about transit are still remarkably unsophisticated. To build good transit, the discussion needs to focus on what matters—quality of service (not the technology that delivers it), all kinds of transit riders, the role of buildings, streets and sidewalks, and, above all, getting transit in the right places. Christof Spieler has spent over a decade advocating for transit as a writer, community leader, urban planner, transit board member, and enthusiast. He strongly believes that just about anyone—regardless of training or experience—can identify what makes good transit with the right information. In the fun and accessible Trains, Buses, People: An Opinionated Atlas of US Transit, 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 systems are ranked and Spieler offers analysis of how geography, politics, and history complicate transit planning. He shows how the unique circumstances of every city have resulted in very different transit systems. Using appealing visuals, Trains, Buses, People is intended for non-experts—it will help any citizen, professional, or policymaker with a vested interest evaluate a transit proposal and understand what makes transit effective. While the book is built on data, it has a strong point of view. Spieler takes an honest look at what makes good and bad transit and is not afraid to look at what went wrong. He explains broad concepts, but recognizes all of the technical, geographical, and political difficulties of building transit in the real world. In the end,Trains, Buses, People shows that it is possible with the right tools to build good transit.

Author: Public Technology, inc
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Category : Local transit
Languages : en
Pages : 44

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Author: JHK & Associates
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Category : Local transit
Languages : en
Pages : 496

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Category : Car pools
Languages : en
Pages : 134

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Author: United States. Office of Transportation Management and Demonstrations
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Category : Traffic engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 568

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Category : Public administration
Languages : en
Pages : 1228

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Author: United States. Superintendent of Documents
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1228

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February issue includes Appendix entitled Directory of United States Government periodicals and subscription publications; September issue includes List of depository libraries; June and December issues include semiannual index

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Subcommittee on Surface Transportation
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Languages : en
Pages : 436

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