Download or read book Transport Planning and Traffic Safety written by Geetam Tiwari and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recognition of the importance of road safety as a major health issue, the World Health Organization has declared 2011-2021 the Decade of Safety Action. Several countries in Europe, North America, and Asia have been successful in reducing fatalities and injuries due to road traffic crashes. However, many low-income countries continue to experience high rates of traffic fatalities and injuries. Transport Planning and Traffic Safety: Making Cities, Roads, and Vehicles Safer offers a source book for road safety training courses as well as an introductory textbook for graduate-level courses on road safety taught in engineering institutes. It brings together the international experiences and lessons learned from countries which have been successful in reducing traffic crashes and their applicability in low-income countries. The content is based on lectures delivered during an international course on transportation planning and traffic safety, sponsored annually by the Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme (TRIPP) at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. The book is interdisciplinary and aimed at professionals—traffic and road engineers, vehicle designers, law enforcers, and transport planners. The authors examine trends in performance of OECD countries and highlight the public health and systems approach of traffic safety with the vulnerable road user in focus. Topics include land use (transportation planning, mobility, and safety), safety education and legislation, accident analysis, road safety research, human tolerance to injury, vehicle design, safety in construction zones, safety in urban areas, traffic calming, public transportation, safety laws and policies, and pre-hospital care of the injured.
Download or read book Gridlock written by Randal O'Toole and published by Cato Institute. This book was released on 2009 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans are the most mobile society in history, yet their transportation system is on the verge of collapse. O'Toole explains how the nation got itself into such a mess and offers solutions for improving methods of transportation that will benefit everyone.
Download or read book Computer Controlled Urban Transportation written by Horst Strobel and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1982 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Transit Street Design Guide written by National Association of City Transportation Officials and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Transit Street Design Guide sets a new vision for how cities can harness the immense potential of transit to create active and efficient streets in neighborhoods and downtowns alike. Building on the Urban Street Design Guide and Urban Bikeway Design Guide, the Transit Street Design Guide details how reliable public transportation depends on a commitment to transit at every level of design. Developed through a new peer network of NACTO members and transit agency partners, the Guide provides street transportation departments, transit operating agencies, leaders, and practitioners with the tools to actively prioritize transit on the street."--Site Web de NACTO.
Download or read book Traffic World written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 1142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Transit friendly Streets written by Project for Public Spaces and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 1998 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents 10 strategies used in both the United States and Europe to create transit-friendly streets. The strategies are followed by case studies of five communities that have pursued different initiatives to improve their livability by making their streets more transit-friendly.
Download or read book Stuck in Traffic written by Anthony Downs and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2000-07-26 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Brookings Institution Press and Lincoln Institute of Land Policy publication Peak-hour traffic congestion has become a major problem in most U.S. cities. In fact, a majority of residents in metropolitan and suburban areas consider congestion their most serious local problem. As citizens have become increasingly frustrated by repeated traffic delays that cost them money and waste time, congestion has become an important factor affecting local government policies in many parts of the nation. In this new book, Anthony Downs looks at the causes of worsening traffic congestion, especially in suburban areas, and considers the possible remedies. He analyzes the specific advantages and disadvantages of every major strategy that has been proposed to reduce congestion. In nontechnical language, he focuses on two central issues: the relationships between land-use and traffic flow in rapidly growing areas, and whether local policies can effectively reduce congestion or if more regional approaches are necessary. In rapidly growing parts of the country, congestion is worse than it was five or ten years ago. But Downs notes that the problem has apparently not yet become bad enough to stimulate effective responses. Neither government officials nor citizens seem willing to consider changing the behavior and public policies that cause congestion. To alleviate the problem, both groups must be prepared to make these fundamental changes. Selected by Choice as an Outstanding Book of 1992
Download or read book Neighborhood Traffic Controls written by Public Technology, inc and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Traffic Control and Regulation at Transit Stops written by Woodrow W. Rankin and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Transportation and Traffic Engineering Handbook written by Institute of Traffic Engineers and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1976 with total page 1096 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emphasizes the major elements of total transportation planning, particularly as they relate to traffic engineering. Updates essential facts about the vehicle, the highway and the driver, and all matters related to these three principal concerns of the traffic engineer.
Download or read book Yield to Bus written by Rolland D. King and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2003 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines yield to bus programs in California, Florida, Oregon, Washington State, and British Columbia. It documents information gathered about the legislative process and history; program implementation, including public awareness and education campaigns, employee awareness and training, and the design and location of the yield display on the bus; as well as transit agency experiences covering transit operational issues, traffic operational issues, institutional issues, and public acceptance.
Download or read book Strong Towns written by Charles L. Marohn, Jr. and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new way forward for sustainable quality of life in cities of all sizes Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Build American Prosperity is a book of forward-thinking ideas that breaks with modern wisdom to present a new vision of urban development in the United States. Presenting the foundational ideas of the Strong Towns movement he co-founded, Charles Marohn explains why cities of all sizes continue to struggle to meet their basic needs, and reveals the new paradigm that can solve this longstanding problem. Inside, you’ll learn why inducing growth and development has been the conventional response to urban financial struggles—and why it just doesn’t work. New development and high-risk investing don’t generate enough wealth to support itself, and cities continue to struggle. Read this book to find out how cities large and small can focus on bottom-up investments to minimize risk and maximize their ability to strengthen the community financially and improve citizens’ quality of life. Develop in-depth knowledge of the underlying logic behind the “traditional” search for never-ending urban growth Learn practical solutions for ameliorating financial struggles through low-risk investment and a grassroots focus Gain insights and tools that can stop the vicious cycle of budget shortfalls and unexpected downturns Become a part of the Strong Towns revolution by shifting the focus away from top-down growth toward rebuilding American prosperity Strong Towns acknowledges that there is a problem with the American approach to growth and shows community leaders a new way forward. The Strong Towns response is a revolution in how we assemble the places we live.
Download or read book Introduction to Transportation Planning written by Michael J. Bruton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1992 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intended as an introductory text to transportation planning, this book covers the traffic estimation stage of the planning process, and forms a general guide and survey to the total subject. This third edition reflects the growing importance of computers in transportation planning.
Download or read book Transit Modernization and Street Traffic Control written by John Bauer and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Transportation and Traffic Engineering Handbook written by Wolfgang S. Homburger and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1982 with total page 906 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emphasizes the major elements of total transportation planning, particularly as they relate to traffic engineering. Updates essential facts about the vehicle, the highway and the driver, and all matters related to these three principal concerns of the traffic engineer.
Download or read book Moving Los Angeles written by Paul Sorensen and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2008-10-02 with total page 639 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Los Angeles has the worst traffic congestion in the country. Excessive traffic congestion detracts from quality of life, is economically wasteful and environmentally damaging, and exacerbates social-justice concerns. The authors of this book recommend strategies for reducing congestion in Los Angeles County that could be implemented and produce significant improvements within about five years.
Download or read book Enhancing the Visibility and Image of Transit in the United States and Canada written by Wirthlin Worldwide and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2000 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The report documents and presents how the image of transit can be strengthened by building on existing positive perceptions. The research provides a communications strategy to guide national, regional, and local efforts to enhance the image and visibility of transit in order to create a more positive and supportive environment.
