Trains, Buses, People
Island Press (Verlag)
978-1-64283-213-6 (ISBN)
impact of poverty on transit systems.
In some US and Canadian cities, transit has quietly been expanding and improving over the last few years, despite
funding and ridership challenges. How do we assess the advances and failures of our current systems to move forward
strategically and wisely?
The first edition of Trains, Buses, People was dubbed “a transit wonk’s bible” and guided “a smarter conversation about
urban transit” in the US. This second edition is fully updated and expanded to include eight Canadian cities and two new
US cities (Indianapolis and San Juan, Puerto Rico).
In Trains, Buses, People, Second Edition: An Opinionated Atlas of US and Canadian Transit, transit expert and “transportation
hero” Christof Spieler provides a new section on inclusivity to help agencies understand how to welcome riders regardless of race, gender, income, or disability. Select cities include new maps overlaying transit and poverty data, and
systems that have started construction since the first edition in 2018 have been added. Other new sections address
network typologies, guideway types, station types, and fares.
Spieler has spent over a decade advocating for transit as a writer, community leader, urban planner, transit board
member, and enthusiast. He strongly believes that just about anyone—regardless of training or experience—can identify
what makes good transit with the right information. In the fun, accessible, and visually appealing Trains, Buses, People,
Second Edition: An Opinionated Atlas of US and Canadian Transit, Spieler shows how cities can build successful transit. He
profiles the 49 metropolitan areas in the US and eight metropolitan areas in Canada that have rail transit or BRT, using
data, photos, and maps for easy comparison. Spieler ranks the best and worst systems and he offers analysis of how
geography, politics, and history complicate transit planning. He shows how the unique circumstances of every city have
resulted in very different transit systems.
Trains, Buses, People, Second Edition is intended for non-experts—it will help any citizen, professional, or policymaker with
a vested interest evaluate a transit proposal and understand what makes transit effective. It shows that it is possible, with
the right tools, to build good transit.
Christof Spieler, PE, AICP, LEED AP, is a Vice President and Director of Planning at Huitt-Zollars and a Lecturer in Architecture and Engineering at Rice University. He was a member of the board of directors of Houston METRO from 2010 to 2018.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Transit Where the People Are
What Transit Does Well
Why We Get It Wrong
PART 1: How Transit Works
The History of Transit
Drawing a Line
Networks
Modes
Guideways
Stations
Fares
Governance
Funding
Riders and Destinations
Hopes and Fears
PART 2: Basics of Successful Transit
Density
Activity
Walkability
Connectivity
Frequency
Travel Time
Reliability
Capacity
Legibility
Inclusivity
Good Ideas from Abroad
PART 3: Metro Areas
Best and the Worst
Intercity Rail
The 57 Metro Areas in the United States and Canada that have rail transit or BRT
Conclusion: A Transit Agenda
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 31.08.2021 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 340 photos, 500 illustrations. Full colour throughout. |
| Verlagsort | Washington |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 273 x 210 mm |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie |
| ISBN-10 | 1-64283-213-8 / 1642832138 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-64283-213-6 / 9781642832136 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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