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Human transit : how clearer thinking about public transit can enrich our communities and our lives / Jarrett Walker ; illustrations by Eric Orozco ... [et al.].

by Walker, Jarrett, 1962-

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Washington, DC : Island Press, c2012.

Community development.

9781597269711 (cloth : alk. paper)

1597269719 (cloth : alk. paper)

9781597269728 (pbk. : alk. paper)

1597269727 (pbk. : alk. paper)

x, 244 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

What transit is and does -- What makes transit useful? Seven demands and how transit serves them -- Five paths to confusion -- Lines, loops, and longing -- Touching the city: stops and stations -- Peak or all day? -- Frequency is freedom -- The obstacle course: speed, delay, and reliability -- Density distractions -- Ridership or coverage? The challenge of service allocation -- Can fares be fair? -- Connections or complexity? -- From connections to networks to places -- Be on the way! Transit implications of location choice -- On the boulevard -- Take the long view.

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