Human Transit, Revised Edition
How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives
$72.60
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
5 February 2024
Summary
“Walker is a realist, and Human Transit is a spirited guide—prescriptive but with a righteous dash of polemic—to what we get wrong about transit.” –Tom Vanderbilt in Slate
“This book gives professionals, pundits, and the citizenry the tools to have conversations that lead to real solutions rather than confrontations.” – Terry Lee-Williams. Transport and Access Manager, City of Sydney, Australia
“Jarrett Walker pulls transit out of its specialist silo and treats it in layman’s …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781642833058 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1642833053 |
| Author: | Jarrett Walker |
| Publisher: | Island Press |
| Imprint: | Island Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 5 February 2024 |
| Weight: | 398g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 155mm x 228mm |
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Critics Review
“To read Human Transit, Revised Edition is to grasp not just what makes an effective bus route or rail line, but to also understand the geometry, economics, and human values that shape cities–and that enhance or diminish them. How we respond to the vital questions in this book will help us address the urgent climate, safety, health, economic, equity, and mobility challenges that cities face.”–Janette Sadik-Khan, Principal, Bloomberg Associates, Former Commissioner, NYC Dept. of Transportation
Jarrett Walker
Jarrett Walker, PhD, is an international consultant in public transit network design and policy. He has been a full-time consultant since 1991 and has led numerous major planning projects in North America, Australia, and New Zealand. He is President at Jarrett Walker + Associates, based in Portland, Oregon, and Principal Consultant with MRCagney in Australia.
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