Urban Public Transportation

Author : Thomas Abdallah
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2023-05-25
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780443152726

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Sustainable Mass Transit by Thomas Abdallah Pdf

Sustainable Mass Transit: Challenges and Opportunities in Urban Public Transportation, Second Edition highlights the many sustainability solutions and alternatives to fossil fuel usage including renewable energy and efficiency in mass transit, as well as the conservation of materials, water, and air and the overall health of communities. This new edition will update the reader on developments in the field since 2017 and advancements in sustainability solutions. It explores how Environmental Management System frameworks improve environmental performance in the operations, maintenance, design, rehabilitation, and expansion of a mass transportation system. The book covers the numerous types of mass transit systems, looking closely at all their key functions, including operations, maintenance, development, design, building, and retrofitting. It explores the mitigation measures that reduce or eliminate negative environmental impacts, including green infrastructure, materials conservation, ecological conservation, and more. It covers energy, greenhouse gas emissions, toxic pollution and other significant environmental impacts, recycling, and more. It also examines organizational best practices and environmental regulatory constraints and life cycle assessments, describing which sustainable elements can be added while rehabilitating or expanding a mass transportation infrastructure or ancillary facility. The book concludes with a look at forthcoming sustainable initiatives that will enhance mass transit systems. Contains case studies from around the world, including several new case studies from the United States, Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe and Asia Thoroughly updated with four new chapters on The Sustainable Mass Transit Revolution, Relevance of Mass Transit, Environmental Professionals in Transportation, and Reimagining Sustainable Mass Transit Includes a new companion website with assessment questions for educators, image files and video presentations Shows how teams from different fields, entities, agencies and cities can work together to solve complex sustainability challenges

Author : Vukan R. Vuchic
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781119488897

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Urban Transit by Vukan R. Vuchic Pdf

The only modern text to cover all aspects of urban transit operations, planning, and economics Global in scope, up-to-date with current practice, and written by an internationally renowned expert, Urban Transit: Operations, Planning, and Economics is a unique volume covering the full range of issues involved in the operation, planning, and financing of transit systems. Presenting both theoretical concepts and practical, real-world methodologies for operations, planning and analyses of transit systems, this book is a comprehensive single-volume text and reference for students as well as professionals. The thorough examination of technical fundamentals and management principles in this book enables readers to address projects across the globe despite nuances in regulations and laws. Dozens of worked problems and end-of-chapter exercises help familiarize the reader with the formulae and analytical techniques presented in the book's three convenient sections: Transit System Operations and Networks Transit Agency Operations, Economics, and Organization Transit System Planning Visually enhanced with nearly 250 illustrations, Urban Transit: Operations, Planning, and Economics is a reliable source of the latest information for transit planners and operators in transit agencies, metropolitan planning organizations, city governments, consulting firms as well as students of transportation engineering and city planning at universities and in professional courses.

Author : Vukan R. Vuchic
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0139394966

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Urban Public Transportation by Vukan R. Vuchic Pdf

Author : Vukan R. Vuchic
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 622 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2007-02-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780471758235

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Urban Transit Systems and Technology by Vukan R. Vuchic Pdf

This is the only current and in print book covering the full field of transit systems and technology. Beginning with a history of transit and its role in urban development, the book proceeds to define relevant terms and concepts, and then present detailed coverage of all urban transit modes and the most efficient system designs for each. Including coverage of such integral subjects as travel time, vehicle propulsion, system integration, fully supported with equations and analytical methods, this book is the primary resource for students of transit as well as those professionals who design and operate these key pieces of urban infrastructure.

Author : Prince Jason Prince
Publisher : Black Rose Books Ltd.
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781551646619

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Free Public Transit by Prince Jason Prince Pdf

Just like we don't pay to use elevators, this book argues that we shouldn't pay to ride public transit. In an age of increasing inequalities and ecological crisis, movements advocating free public transit push us to rethink the status quo and consider urban transit as a fundamental human right. Editors Jason Prince and Judith Dellheim have collected a panorama of case studies from around the world: the United States, Canada, Estonia, Greece, France, Italy, Sweden, Poland, China, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, and more. These movements are spread across the world, and they aim to achieve two main outcomes-ecological good and fair wealth distribution. Free public transit-coupled with increased capacity and improving service of public transit-might well be the only viable strategy to eliminating car usage and achieving greenhouse gas targets in industrialized cities within a reasonable timeframe. Movements for free mass transit also aim to see public transit treated as a public good, like water and garbage service, that should be paid for out of general tax revenues or a fairer regional tax strategy. This book covers the rapidly changing transport options in cities today, including bike and car share options, Uber and Lyft, and the imminent arrival of driver-less vehicles. The first English-language book ever written on the subject, Free Public Transit is a ground breaking book for those concerned about the future of our cities and an essential resource for those who make, or try to change, urban planning and transport policies.

Author : C.A. Brebbia,S. Ricci
Publisher : WIT Press
Page : 593 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-11
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781784662097

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Urban Transport XXIII by C.A. Brebbia,S. Ricci Pdf

Forming the 23rd addition to a successful series, this book contains papers presented by an extensive selection of international delegates at the 23rd International Conference on Urban Transport and the Environment. Due to its continued success and multiplicity of topics, the series is considered to be a leading source of new research in the area of transport engineering. Transportation in urban areas, with its related environmental and social impacts, is of significant concern for government policymakers and for the urban citizens who need efficient transport systems. Extensive reviews of these systems are required to devise and then safeguard their operational use, maintenance, safety and security. The continuing requirement for better and more efficient urban transport systems and the need for a healthier environment has added to the increasing international desire for new technologies and developments in this essential field. The variety of topics covered reflects the complex interaction of urban transport systems with their environment and the need to establish integrated strategies. These topics include: Public transport systems; Urban transport planning and management; Environmental impact; Economic and social impact; Safety and security; Transportation modelling and simulation; Intelligent and advanced transport systems; City logistics; Inter-modal transport systems; Mass transport strategies; Freight transport; Railway systems; Port and city; Mobility and public space; Innovative electric transportation; Eco-mobility transport systems; Integrated network systems; Traditional and alternative fuels and energy; Public policies and governance.

Author : Robert C. Post
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010-08-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0801893151

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Urban Mass Transit by Robert C. Post Pdf

Technological choices depend on, and are part of, contests over political power, as the history of mass transit vividly illustrates. From horse-drawn omnibuses to subways to light rail, this volume highlights the technological and social struggles that have accompanied urbanization and the need for an efficient and cost-effective means of transportation in cities. Post depicts mass transit as a technology—rather, as a technological system—that provided an essential complement to industrialization, urbanization, and, ultimately, to the rise of consumer culture. He begins his narrative with the omnibus and horsecar in the 1830s and takes it to the renaissance of urban mass transit at the turn of the 21st century. Post focuses on innovations in the United States as well as worldwide developments. At the heart of the story is the streetcar, a conveyance that played a central role in the development of all U.S. cities and towns. For generations of Americans, streetcars were essential to everyday life. Once dominating the urban landscape in towns and cities throughout the United States, the streetcar has all but disappeared. Post traces its evolution and demise, debunking the urban myth that the downfall of the electric streetcar was directly attributable to the corporate malfeasance of General Motors and others from the automotive world. Post concludes with a meditation on the prospects for mass transit in a postmodern society that must face up to the contradictions of privatized mobility and the reality of dwindling natural resources.

Author : Joseph Chow
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780128136140

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Informed Urban Transport Systems by Joseph Chow Pdf

Informed Urban Transport Systems examines how information gathered from new technologies can be used for optimal planning and operation in urban settings. Transportation researchers, and those from related disciplines, such as artificial intelligence, energy, applied mathematics, electrical engineering and environmental science will benefit from the book’s deep dive into the transportation domain, allowing for smarter technological solutions for modern transportation problems. The book helps create solutions with fewer financial, social, political and environmental costs for the populations they serve. Readers will learn from, and be able to interpret, the information and data collected from modern mobile and sensor technologies and understand how to use system optimization strategies using this information. The book concludes with an evaluation of the social and system impacts of modern transportation systems. Takes a fresh look at transportation systems analysis and design, with an emphasis on urban systems and information/data use Serves as a focal point for those in artificial intelligence and environmental science seeking to solve modern transportation problems Examines current analytical innovations that focus on capturing, predicting, visualizing and controlling mobility patterns Provides an overview of the transportation systems benefitting from modern technologies, such as public transport, freight services and shared mobility service models, such as bike sharing, peer-to-peer ride sharing and shared taxis

Author : Mladenović, Miloš N.,Toivonen, Tuuli,Willberg, Elias,Geurs, Karst T.
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781800370517

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Transport in Human Scale Cities by Mladenović, Miloš N.,Toivonen, Tuuli,Willberg, Elias,Geurs, Karst T. Pdf

This timely book calls for a paradigm shift in urban transport, which remains one of the critically uncertain aspects of the sustainability transformation of our societies. It argues that the potential of human scale thinking needs to be recognised, both in understanding people on the move in the city and within various organisations responsible for cities.

Author : United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Local transit
ISBN : STANFORD:36105044131725

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Urban Public Transportation by United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Library Pdf

Author : Sigurd Grava
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 874 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2002-09-09
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0071384170

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Urban Transportation Systems by Sigurd Grava Pdf

Urban Transportation Systems is a complete guide to the types of transportation available to communities together with the technical tools needed to evaluate each for given circumstances.

Author : Hiroaki Suzuki,Robert Cervero,Kanako Iuchi
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821397503

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Transforming Cities with Transit by Hiroaki Suzuki,Robert Cervero,Kanako Iuchi Pdf

'Transforming Cities with Transit' explores the complex process of transit and land-use integration and provides policy recommendations and implementation strategies for effective integration in rapidly growing cities in developing countries.

Author : Harry T. Dimitriou,Ralph Gakenheimer
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 661 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781849808392

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Urban Transport in the Developing World by Harry T. Dimitriou,Ralph Gakenheimer Pdf

Policy-making for urban transport and planning of economies in the developing world present major challenges for countries facing rapid urbanisation and rampant motorisation, alongside growing commitments to sustainability. These challenges include: coping with financial deficits, providing for the poor, dealing meaningfully with global warming and energy shortages, addressing traffic congestion and related land use issues, adopting green technologies and adjusting equitably to the impacts of globalisation. This book presents a contemporary analysis of these challenges and new workable responses to the urban transport problems they spawn.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264279643

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Green Finance and Investment Promoting Clean Urban Public Transportation and Green Investment in Kazakhstan by OECD Pdf

This report discusses the main results of a project on how to reduce air pollution from urban public transport in Kazakhstan, by providing an analysis for designing a green public investment programme in this sector.

Author : Dorina Pojani,Dominic Stead
Publisher : Springer
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319438511

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The Urban Transport Crisis in Emerging Economies by Dorina Pojani,Dominic Stead Pdf

This edited volume discuses urban transport issues, policies, and initiatives in twelve of the world’s major emerging economies – Brazil, China, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia, South Africa, Turkey, and Vietnam - countries with large populations that have recently experienced large changes in urban structure, motorization and all the associated social, economic, and environmental impacts in positive and negative senses. Contributions on each of these twelve countries focus on one or more major cities per country. This book aims to fill a gap in the transport literature that is crucial to understanding the needs of a large portion of the world’s urban population, especially in view of the southward shift in economic power. Readers will develop a better understanding of urban transport problems and policies in nations where development levels are below those of richer countries (mainly in the northern hemisphere) but where the rate of economic growth is often increasing at a faster rate than the wealthiest nations.