Trains, buses, people : an opinionated atlas of US transit / Christof Spieler.
Spieler, Christof, author.
2018
HE5623 .S586 2018eb
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Title
Trains, buses, people : an opinionated atlas of US transit / Christof Spieler.
Author
Spieler, Christof, author.
ISBN
9781610919043 (electronic book)
1610919041 (electronic book)
Published
Washington, DC : Island Press, [2018]
Copyright
©2018
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (618 pages) : illustrations, maps
Call Number
HE5623 .S586 2018eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
388.4
Summary
In Trains, Buses, People: An Opinionated Atlas of US Transit, transportation expert Christof Spieler shows how cities can build successful transit. He profiles the 47 metropolitan areas in the US that have rail transit or BRT, using data, photos, and maps for easy comparison. The best and worst systems are ranked and Spieler offers analysis of how geography, politics, and history complicate transit planning. In this fun and accessible guide, he shows how the unique circumstances of every city have resulted in very different transit systems.
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Includes index.
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Introduction: Transit where the people are
Part 1: The role of transit in the US. What transit does well ; The history of transit ; Modes ; Hope and fears ; Funding and government
Part 2: Basics of successful transit. Density ; Activity ; Walkability ; Connectivity ; Frequency ; Travel time ; Reliability ; Capacity ; Legibility ; Good ideas from abroad
Part 3: Metro areas. The best and the worst ; The 47 transit areas 1. New York (NY); 2. Los Angeles (CA); 3. Chicago (IL); 4. Washington, DC; 5. San Francisco (CA); 6. Boston (MA).

7. Dallas (TX); 8. Philadelphia (PA); 9. Miami (FL); 10. Houston (TX); 11. Atlanta (GA); 12. Detroit (MI); 13. Seattle (WA); 14. Phoenix (AZ); 15. Minneapolis-St. Paul (MN); 16. Cleveland (OH); 17. Denver (CO); 18. San Diego (CA); 19. Portland (OR); 20. Orlando (FL); 21. Tampa (FL); 22. St. Louis (MO); 23. Pittsburgh (PA); 24. Charlotte (NC); 25. Sacramento (CA); 26. Salt Lake City (UT); 27. Kansas City (KS); 28. Las Vegas (NV); 29. Cincinnati (OH); 30. Milwaukee (WI); 31. Austin (TX); 32. Nashville (TN); 33. Norfolk (VA); 34. Jacksonville (FL); 35. Hartford (CT); 36. New Orleans (LA).

37. Oklahoma City (OK)38. Memphis (TN); 39. Richmond (VA); 40. Buffalo (NY); 41. Albuquerque (NM); 42. Tucson (AZ); 43. El Paso (TX); 44. Honolulu (HI); 45. Little Rock (AR); 46. Eugene (OR); 47. Fort Collins (CO
Conclusion: A transit agenda for the future of our cities.

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