Human transit
Walker, Jarrett, 1962-
Human transit how clearer thinking about public transit can enrich our communities and our lives / [electronic resource] : 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.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Local transit.
City planning.
Community development.
Electronic books.
HE4211 / .W27 2012eb
388.4
Human transit how clearer thinking about public transit can enrich our communities and our lives / [electronic resource] : 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.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Local transit.
City planning.
Community development.
Electronic books.
HE4211 / .W27 2012eb
388.4