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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Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
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Physical Description:x, 244 p. :; ill., maps.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.