Human transit : how clearer thinking about public transit can enrich our communities and our lives /

Human transit : how clearer thinking about public transit can enrich our communities and our lives / / Jarrett Walker ; illustrations by Eric Orozco ... [et al.].

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Human transit [electronic resource] : how clearer thinking about public transit can enrich our communities and our lives / Jarrett Walker ; illustrations by Eric Orozco ... [et al.].
Washington, D.C. : Island Press, 2012.
x, 244 p. : ill., maps.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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