Trains, Buses, People, Second Edition: An Opinionated Atlas of US and Canadian Transit
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- Published:
- Aug 24, 2021
- Copyright:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 344
- Size:
- 8.25 x 10.75 in.
- 340 color photos, 500 color illustrations
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鈥淕ets right to the point: put [transit] where the people are…The author combines detailed knowledge and a refreshing frankness…Keep this book within easy reach.鈥
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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 鈥渁 transit wonk鈥檚 bible鈥 and guided 鈥渁 smarter conversation about urban transit鈥 in the US. This second edition is fully updated and expanded to include eight Canadian cities and two new US cities (Indianapolis and San Juan, Puerto Rico).
In Trains, Buses, People, Second Edition: An Opinionated Atlas of US and Canadian Transit, transit expert and 鈥渢ransportation hero鈥 Christof Spieler provides a new section on inclusivity to help agencies understand how to welcome riders regardless of race, gender, income, or disability. Select cities include new maps overlaying transit and poverty data, and systems that have started construction since the first edition in 2018 have been added. Other new sections address network typologies, guideway types, station types, and fares.
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鈥攔egardless of training or experience鈥攃an identify what makes good transit with the right information. In the fun, accessible, and visually appealing Trains, Buses, People, Second Edition: An Opinionated Atlas of US and Canadian Transit, Spieler shows how cities can build successful transit. He profiles the 49 metropolitan areas in the US and eight metropolitan areas in Canada that have rail transit or BRT, using data, photos, and maps for easy comparison. Spieler ranks the best and worst systems and he 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.
Trains, Buses, People, Second Edition is intended for non-experts鈥攊t will help any citizen, professional, or policymaker with a vested interest evaluate a transit proposal and understand what makes transit effective. It shows that it is possible, with the right tools, to build good transit.