Trains, Buses, People, 9781642832136
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Uncover transit secrets: building better systems for inclusive, thriving cities.

Trains, Buses, People

An Opinionated Atlas of US and Canadian Transit

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  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    29 September 2021

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Summary

In some US and Canadian cities, transit has quietly been expanding and improving over the last few years, despite funding and ridership challenges. How do we assess the advances and failures of our current systems to move forward strategically and wisely?

The first edition of Trains, Buses, People was dubbed “a transit wonk’s bible” and guided “a smarter conversation about urban transit” in the US. This second edition is fully updated and expanded to include eight Canadian ci…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781642832136
ISBN-10:1642832138
Author:Christof Spieler
Publisher:Island Press
Imprint:Island Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Edition:2nd
Release Date:29 September 2021
Weight:920g
Dimensions:210mm x 273mm
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Critics Review

“Expertly written, thoroughly ‘user friendly’ in commentary tone, organization and presentation, this new second edition of Trains, Buses, People: An Opinionated Atlas of US and Canadian Transit is especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, college and university library Travel collections.”– “Midwest Book Review”

About The Author

Christof Spieler

Christof Spieler, PE, AICP, LEED AP, is a Vice President and Director of Planning at Huitt-Zollars and a Lecturer in Architecture and Engineering at Rice University. He was a member of the board of directors of Houston METRO from 2010 to 2018.

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