Human Transit - How Clearer Thinking About Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities

Informationen zum Autor Jarrett Walker has been designing public transit systems for over 20 years. He is an independent consultant in North America and Principal Consultant with MRCagney in Australia. He writes the popular transit blog HumanTransit.org. Klappentext Public transit is a powerful tool for addressing a huge range of urban problems, including traffic congestion and economic development as well as climate change. But while many people support transit in the abstract, it's often hard to channel that support into good transit investments. In Human Transit , Jarrett Walker supplies the basic tools, the critical questions, and the means to make smarter decisions about designing and implementing transit services. Human Transit explains the fundamental geometry of transit that shapes successful systems; the process for fitting technology to a particular community; and the local choices that lead to transit-friendly development. Whether you are in the field or simply a concerned citizen, here is an accessible guide to achieving successful public transit that will enrich any community.Public transit is a tool for addressing a huge range of urban problems, including traffic congestion and economic development as well as climate change. This title supplies the basic tools, the critical questions, and the means to make smarter decisions about designing and implementing transit services.

Product details

• Authors: Jarret Walker, Jarrett Walker
• Publisher: Island Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2012
• EAN: 9781597269728
• ISBN: 978-1-59726-972-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 230 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; TRANSPORTATION / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Regional Planning, Transport planning and policy, Transport planning & policy