Download or read book A Study of Mass Transit in the Metropolitan Area written by Wichita-Sedgwick County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Trains Buses People written by Christof Spieler and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2018-10-23 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the best transit cities in the US? The best Bus Rapid Transit lines? The most useless rail transit lines? The missed opportunities? In the US, the 25 largest metropolitan areas and many smaller cities have fixed guideway transit—rail or bus rapid transit. Nearly all of them are talking about expanding. Yet discussions about transit are still remarkably unsophisticated. To build good transit, the discussion needs to focus on what matters—quality of service (not the technology that delivers it), all kinds of transit riders, the role of buildings, streets and sidewalks, and, above all, getting transit in the right places. Christof 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 and accessible Trains, Buses, People: An Opinionated Atlas of US Transit, 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. He shows how the unique circumstances of every city have resulted in very different transit systems. Using appealing visuals, Trains, Buses, People 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. While the book is built on data, it has a strong point of view. Spieler takes an honest look at what makes good and bad transit and is not afraid to look at what went wrong. He explains broad concepts, but recognizes all of the technical, geographical, and political difficulties of building transit in the real world. In the end,Trains, Buses, People shows that it is possible with the right tools to build good transit.
Download or read book Growth and Change in Metropolitan Areas and Their Relation to Metropolitan Transportation written by Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Transportation Center and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Study of Mass Transit in the Denver Metropolitan Area written by Denver Planning Office and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Problems of Mass Transport in the Metropolitan Area written by John A. Bailey and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Assessment of Community Planning for Mass Transit Minneapolis St Paul case study written by United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Assessment of Community Planning for Mass Transit Washington D C Case study written by United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Public Transit Authority written by Philadelphia (Pa.). Mayor's Transit Study Task Force and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mass Transit Policy Planning written by William J. Murin and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Case study of Washington D.C. METRO.
Download or read book Development of Comprehensive Studies of Mass Transit and Trucking in the Detroit Region written by Detroit Metropolitan Area Regional Planning Commission and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Airport Transportation written by Peter G. Nordlie and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Study of Factors Affecting Success of Suburban Mass Transit Lines written by Anthony R. Tomazinis and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connectivity and land use factors analyzed for Philadelphia and San Diego suburban service.
Download or read book Mass Transit Development for Small Urban Areas a Case Study Tompkins County N Y Second year Final Report written by Arnim H. Meyburg and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Moving the Masses written by Charles W. Cheape and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1980 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The development of public transit is an integral part of both business and urban history in late nineteenth-century America. The author begins this study in 1880, when public transportation in large American cities was provided by numerous, competing horse-car companies with little or no public control of operation. By 1912, when the study concludes, a monopoly in each city operated a coordinated network of electric-powered streetcars and, in the largest cities, subways, which were regulated by city and state agencies. The history of transit development reflects two dominant themes: the constant pressure of rapid growth in city population and area and the requirements of the technology developed to service that growth. The case studies here include three of the four cites that had rapid transit during this period. Each case study examines, first, the mechanization of surface lines and, second, the implementation of rapid transit. New York requires an additional chapter on steam-powered, elevated railroads, for early population growth there required rapid transit before the invention of electric technology. Urban transit enterprise is viewed within a clear and familiar pattern of evolution--the pattern of the last half of the nineteenth century, when industries with expanding markets and complex, costly processes of production and distribution adopted new strategy and structure, administered by a new class of professional managers.
Download or read book Mass Transit and the Politics of Technology written by Stephen Zwerling and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1974 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rapid Mass Transit Study written by and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Urban Transit in Virginia Report to the Governor and the General Assembly of Virginia written by Virginia. Metropolitan Areas Transportation Study Commission and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
