Human transit : how clearer thinking about public transit can enrich our communities and our lives / Jarrett Walker ; illustrations by Eric Orozco ... [et al.].
By: Walker, Jarrett
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TextPublisher: Washington, DC : Island Press, c2012Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: x, 244 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781597269711 (cloth : alk. paper); 1597269719 (cloth : alk. paper); 9781597269728 (pbk. : alk. paper); 1597269727 (pbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): Local transit | City planning | Community developmentDDC classification: 388.4 | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 388.4 W152 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003137809 |
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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.
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