Human Transit

Public transit is a powerful tool for addressing a huge range of urban problems, including traffic congestion and economic development as well as climate change. But while many people support transit in the abstract, it's often hard to channel that support into good transit investments. In Human Transit, Jarrett Walker supplies the basic tools, the critical questions, and the means to make smarter decisions about designing and implementing transit services.

Human Transit explains the fundamental geometry of transit that shapes successful systems; the process for fitting technology to a particular community; and the local choices that lead to transit-friendly development. Whether you are in the field or simply a concerned citizen, here is an accessible guide to achieving successful public transit that will enrich any community.

Auteur

Jarrett Walker has been designing public transit systems for over 20 years. He is an independent consultant in North America and Principal Consultant with MRCagney in Australia. He writes the popular transit blog HumanTransit.org.

Contenu

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. What Transit Is and Does

2. What Makes Transit Useful? Seven Demands and How Transit Serves Them

3. Five Paths to Confusion

4. Lines, Loops, and Longing

5. Touching the City: Stops and Stations

6. Peak or All Day?

7. Frequency Is Freedom

8. The Obstacle Course: Speed, Delay, and Reliability

9. Density Distractions

10. Ridership or Coverage? The Challenge of Service Allocation

11. Can Fares Be Fair?

12. Connections or Complexity?

13. From Connections to Networks to Places

14. Be on the Way! Transit Implications of Location Choice

15. On the Boulevard

16. Take the Long View

Epilogue: Geometry, Choices, Freedom

Notes

Index.