Making Transit Fun

Author : Darrin Nordahl
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-13
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781610910446

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Making Transit Fun! by Darrin Nordahl Pdf

Why do people in Stockholm prefer to take the stairs over the escalator? Why do Londoners enjoy hanging out at bus stops? How do carmakers convince us to buy gas-guzzling, environmentally damaging, and wallet-draining machines? It's called the fun theory. What Darrin Nordahl illustrates in this delightful book is that transit can be just as inviting, exciting, and even seductive as the automobile, if designed with the passenger experience in mind. In Making Transit Fun!, Nordahl shows that with the help of architects, urban designers, graphic artists, industrial engineers, marketing experts-and even fashion designers-we can lure people out of their automobiles and toward healthier, more sustainable methods of transportation. This accessible E-ssential focuses on the possibilities for making public transit, cycling, and walking more appealing to the motorist. In each section, Nordahl demonstrates how the transit stigma can be overcome with innovative design. From the aesthetics of buses to segregated bike lanes and pedestrian-priority streets, Nordahl showcases examples from around the world that excite the heart and bring an easy smile.

Author : Jarrett Walker
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-07-29
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781610911740

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Human Transit by Jarrett Walker Pdf

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. Part of the problem is that transit debates attract many kinds of experts, who often talk past each other. Ordinary people listen to a little of this and decide that transit is impossible to figure out. Jarrett Walker believes that transit can be simple, if we focus first on the underlying geometry that all transit technologies share. In Human Transit, 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.

Author : Joanne Dolley,Caryl Bosman
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781786433916

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Rethinking Third Places by Joanne Dolley,Caryl Bosman Pdf

Ray Oldenburg’s concept of third place is re-visited in this book through contemporary approaches and new examples of third places. Third place is not your home (first place), not your work (second place), but those informal public places in which we interact with the people. Readers will come to understand the importance of third places and how they can be incorporated into urban design to offer places of interaction – promoting togetherness in an urbanised world of mobility and rapid change.

Author : Inna Gertsberg
Publisher : Kids Can Press Ltd
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781771385527

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Way Downtown, The by Inna Gertsberg Pdf

The complex world of urban public transit is explored using five different characters' journeys through the imaginary city of Zoom.

Author : Darrin Nordahl
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1930066880

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My Kind of Transit by Darrin Nordahl Pdf

"Successful public transport must be a uniquely enjoyable experience for riders, My Kind of Transit contends, and Nordahl offers a new vision of civic engagement that occurs when public transit responds to the special qualities inherent in a place and its people."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Christof Spieler
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-23
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781610919036

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Trains, Buses, People by Christof Spieler Pdf

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.

Author : Christof Spieler
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-24
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781642832136

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Trains, Buses, People, Second Edition by Christof Spieler Pdf

"Fully updated and expanded"--Back cover.

Author : JHK & Associates
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Local transit
ISBN : UOM:39015002105420

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Public Transportation by JHK & Associates Pdf

Author : Betty Lundsted
Publisher : Weiser Books
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1980-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0877285039

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Transits by Betty Lundsted Pdf

Los transitos nos muestran donde se encuentran los planetas en un momento determinado en relacion con el lugar que ocupaban en el momento en que nacimos. Son una fuente eficaz para saber como actuar en los momentos importantes de nuestra vida.

Author : Morris Jerome Rothenberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Urban transportation
ISBN : UOM:39015038603216

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Public Transportation by Morris Jerome Rothenberg Pdf

This report, initially designed as a training course, is made available to those just getting involved in public transportation as well as to those who are familiar with only certain aspects of the field. This report provides a comprehensive introduction into the history, financing, planning and operations for public transportation facilities and services. A large number of topics are covered in this report which are geared to broadening the perspective of public transportation and its role during times of high energy prices, short supplies and national concerns on air pollution, redevelopment of the city centers and urban mobility for all segments of society.

Author : Transit Cooperative Research Program,National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board
Publisher : Transportation Research Board
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Community development, Urban
ISBN : 0309060575

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The Role of Transit in Creating Livable Metropolitan Communities by Transit Cooperative Research Program,National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board Pdf

Discusses how transit impacts and improves community life in the United States.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1496 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Banking law
ISBN : UCAL:B3555390

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Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Government publications
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045180689

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Nomination of Richard Page by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Transportation
ISBN : NWU:35556029568458

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Surface Transportation Policy Project Resource Guide by Anonim Pdf

Author : Gabe Klein,David Vega-Barachowitz
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781610916905

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Start-Up City by Gabe Klein,David Vega-Barachowitz Pdf

"The public-private partnerships of the future will need to embody a triple-bottom-line approach that focuses on the new P3: people-planet-profit. This book is for anyone who wants to improve the way that we live in cities, without waiting for the glacial pace of change in government or corporate settings. If you are willing to go against the tide and follow some basic lessons in goal setting, experimentation, change management, financial innovation, and communication, real change in cities is possible."--Publisher's description.