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

The first edition of Human Transit, published in 2011, has become a classic for professionals, advocates, and interested citizens.

Walker has updated and expanded the book to deepen its explanations. New topics include the problem with specialization; the role of flexible or "demand response" services; how to know when to redesign your network; and responding to tech-industry claims that transit will soon be obsolete. Finally, he has also added a major new section exploring the idea of access to opportunity as a core measure of transit's success.

No other book explains the basic principles of public transit in such lively and accessible prose, all based on a respect for your right to form your own opinion. Walker's goal is not to make you share his values, but to give you the tools to clarify and advocate for yours.

About the author

Jarrett Walker, PhD, is an international consultant in public transit network design and policy. He has been a full-time consultant since 1991 and has led numerous major planning projects in North America, Australia, and New Zealand. He is President at Jarrett Walker + Associates, based in Portland, Oregon, and Principal Consultant with MRCagney in Australia. He writes a blog by the same name (Human Transit).

Summary

The much-anticipated update to Jarrett Walker’s seminal guide to public transportation.

Product details

• Authors: Jarrett Walker
• Publisher: Island Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2024
• EAN: 9781642833058
• ISBN: 978-1-64283-305-8
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > General, dictionaries, handbooks; Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Regional Planning, TRANSPORTATION / Public Transportation, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, City & town planning - architectural aspects, Transport planning and policy, Buses, trams and commercial vehicles: general interest, City and town planning: architectural aspects, Transport planning & policy, Buses, trams & commercial vehicles: general interest