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Human Transit : How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives
| Human Transit : How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives |
| Autore | Walker Jarrett |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : Birkhäuser Boston, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 388.4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Local transit
City planning Community development |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-59726-972-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
HUMAN TRANSIT -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- WHO IS THE PUBLIC? WHO IS AN EXPERT? -- LISTEN TO YOUR PLUMBER: VALUES VERSUS EXPERTISE -- TECHNOLOGY: TOOL OR GOAL? -- TRANSIT AND URBAN FORM -- WHO AM I? WHO ARE YOU? -- WHERE ARE YOU? -- WHO ARE "WE"? WHO DECIDES? -- RESPECT FOR TRANSIT -- Chapter 1: WHAT TRANSIT IS AND DOES -- TRANSIT'S ROLE IN A COLLABORATION OF MODES -- FIXED OR FLEXIBLE? -- PERSONAL MOBILITY: THE FREEDOM TO MOVE -- Chapter 2: WHAT MAKES TRANSIT USEFUL?SEVEN DEMANDS AND HOWTRANSIT SERVES THEM -- OUR SEVEN DEMANDS -- Side Issues and Side Effects -- THE ELEMENTS OF USEFUL SERVICE -- Demand 1: "It Takes Me Where I Want to Go" -- Demand 2: "It Takes Me When I Want To Go" -- Demand 3: "It Is a Good Use of My Time" -- Demand 4: "It Is a Good Use of My Money" -- Demand 5: "It Respects Me" -- Demand 6: "I Can Trust It" -- Demand 7: "It Gives Me Freedom (to Change My Plans)" -- THE SEVEN PHASES OF A TRIP -- How Much Does Each Phase Matter? -- Chapter 3: FIVE PATHS TO CONFUSION -- MAP-READING ERRORS -- MOTORIST'S ERRORS -- BOX ERRORS AND FALSE DICHOTOMIES -- POLARIZATION ERRORS -- UNFORTUNATE CONNOTATIONS -- Chapter 4: LINES, LOOPS, AND LONGING -- THE DIRECTNESS IMPERATIVE -- THE LINE AND THE CITY -- BARRIERS AND CHOKEPOINTS -- BASIC ROUTE SHAPES: I, U, S, AND O -- U-shapes and the To/Via Problem -- LOOPS AND LONGING -- The Perils of One-Way Service -- Breaking Out of Loops -- LIFE AFTER LOOPS -- Chapter 5: TOUCHING THE CITY:STOPS AND STATIONS -- COVERAGE OF A STOP -- EXPRESS, RAPID, OR LOCAL? -- THE RAPID REVOLUTION -- LINE SPACING IS STOP SPACING -- Chapter 6: PEAK OR ALL DAY? -- PEAKING: HOW AND WHY IT HAPPENS -- TWO WAYS TO THINK ABOUT PEAKS -- THE COSTS OF PEAK-ONLY SERVICE -- Labor Costs -- Fleet Costs -- THE PLUMBER'S QUESTION: PEAK OR ALL DAY?PEAK COMMUTERS OR EVERYONE? -- Chapter 7: FREQUENCY IS FREEDOM.
DANGERS ON THE MAP -- FREQUENT NETWORK BRANDING: SELLING WHAT MATTERS -- WHAT RIVERS TEACH: BRANCHING AND DISSIPATION -- Chapter 8: THE OBSTACLE COURSE:SPEED, DELAY, AND RELIABILITY -- THE REAL PROBLEM: DELAY -- THREE SOURCES OF ROUTINE DELAY AND THREE KINDSOF RUNNING WAY -- THE SEVEN DEADLY DELAYS -- THE CASE FOR TRANSIT LANES -- THE "EMPTY" TRANSIT LANE PROBLEM -- chapter 9: DENSITY DISTRACTIONS -- DENSITY AND EMOTION -- DENSITY'S MEASUREMENT PROBLEM -- DENSITY BY AREA OR BY POPULATION? -- IS LOW DENSITY A PROBLEM FOR TRANSIT? IT DEPENDS -- Chapter 10: RIDERSHIP OR COVERAGE?THE CHALLENGE OF SERVICEALLOCATION -- DENSEVILLE AND SPARSEVILLE: UNAVOIDABLE CHOICES -- DENSEVILLE'S INTENSIFICATION EFFECTS -- WHAT ABOUT JOB DENSITY? -- FROM GEOMETRY TO POLICY -- The Coverage Goal -- The Equity Goal: A Compromise? -- The Ridership Goal -- FROM POLICY TO NETWORK -- ANSWERING THE PLUMBER'S QUESTION:SERVICE ALLOCATION POLICIES -- THE FEEDBACK LOOP: DENSITY, SERVICE, AND RIDERSHIP -- Chapter 11: CAN FARES BE FAIR? -- TRANSIT SUBSIDIES VERSUS CAR SUBSIDIES -- SHOULD FARES BE FREE? -- FARE STRUCTURE: THE HARD QUESTIONS -- WHAT SMARTCARDS DO -- SHOULD FARES BE FREE OR DISCOUNTED OUTSIDE THE PEAK? -- TIME-BASED OR DISTANCE-BASED FARES? -- FARES AND CONNECTIONS -- BEYOND FAIR FARES? -- Chapter 12: CONNECTIONS OR COMPLEXITY? -- THE RARE MANY-TO-ONE NETWORK -- CONNECTIONS BUY FREQUENCY -- CONNECTIONS FREE US FROM COMPLEXITY -- THE FULL PRICE OF CONNECTION AVOIDANCE -- Chpater 13: FROM CONNECTIONS TONETWORKS TO PLACES -- FINDING YOUR PULSE -- HIGH-FREQUENCY CONNECTIONS: FROM PULSES TO GRIDS -- THE JOY OF GRIDS -- THREE REASONS FOR A CONNECTION -- FROM CONNECTIONS TO URBAN FORM -- Chapter 14: BE ON THE WAY!TRANSIT IMPLICATIONSOF LOCATION CHOICE -- RECOGNIZING TRANSIT-FRIENDLY PLACES -- A FEW ASSUMPTIONS -- The Long Residential Cul-de-Sac -- The Shopping Center Setback. The Hilltop Institution -- The New Suburb -- MOLONGLO: A CASE STUDY IN TRANSIT-FRIENDLYSUBURBAN STRUCTURE -- Chapter 15: ON THE BOULEVARD -- THE GREATEST CHALLENGE FOR BOULEVARD TRANSIT:CONGESTION -- A BOULEVARD OF THE FUTURE -- Chapter 16: TAKE THE LONG VIEW -- EPILOGUE:GEOMETRY, CHOICES, FREEDOM -- NOTES -- INDEX. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461748903321 |
Walker Jarrett
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| Washington : , : Birkhäuser Boston, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Human Transit : How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives
| Human Transit : How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives |
| Autore | Walker Jarrett |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : Birkhäuser Boston, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 388.4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Local transit
City planning Community development |
| ISBN | 1-59726-972-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
HUMAN TRANSIT -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- WHO IS THE PUBLIC? WHO IS AN EXPERT? -- LISTEN TO YOUR PLUMBER: VALUES VERSUS EXPERTISE -- TECHNOLOGY: TOOL OR GOAL? -- TRANSIT AND URBAN FORM -- WHO AM I? WHO ARE YOU? -- WHERE ARE YOU? -- WHO ARE "WE"? WHO DECIDES? -- RESPECT FOR TRANSIT -- Chapter 1: WHAT TRANSIT IS AND DOES -- TRANSIT'S ROLE IN A COLLABORATION OF MODES -- FIXED OR FLEXIBLE? -- PERSONAL MOBILITY: THE FREEDOM TO MOVE -- Chapter 2: WHAT MAKES TRANSIT USEFUL?SEVEN DEMANDS AND HOWTRANSIT SERVES THEM -- OUR SEVEN DEMANDS -- Side Issues and Side Effects -- THE ELEMENTS OF USEFUL SERVICE -- Demand 1: "It Takes Me Where I Want to Go" -- Demand 2: "It Takes Me When I Want To Go" -- Demand 3: "It Is a Good Use of My Time" -- Demand 4: "It Is a Good Use of My Money" -- Demand 5: "It Respects Me" -- Demand 6: "I Can Trust It" -- Demand 7: "It Gives Me Freedom (to Change My Plans)" -- THE SEVEN PHASES OF A TRIP -- How Much Does Each Phase Matter? -- Chapter 3: FIVE PATHS TO CONFUSION -- MAP-READING ERRORS -- MOTORIST'S ERRORS -- BOX ERRORS AND FALSE DICHOTOMIES -- POLARIZATION ERRORS -- UNFORTUNATE CONNOTATIONS -- Chapter 4: LINES, LOOPS, AND LONGING -- THE DIRECTNESS IMPERATIVE -- THE LINE AND THE CITY -- BARRIERS AND CHOKEPOINTS -- BASIC ROUTE SHAPES: I, U, S, AND O -- U-shapes and the To/Via Problem -- LOOPS AND LONGING -- The Perils of One-Way Service -- Breaking Out of Loops -- LIFE AFTER LOOPS -- Chapter 5: TOUCHING THE CITY:STOPS AND STATIONS -- COVERAGE OF A STOP -- EXPRESS, RAPID, OR LOCAL? -- THE RAPID REVOLUTION -- LINE SPACING IS STOP SPACING -- Chapter 6: PEAK OR ALL DAY? -- PEAKING: HOW AND WHY IT HAPPENS -- TWO WAYS TO THINK ABOUT PEAKS -- THE COSTS OF PEAK-ONLY SERVICE -- Labor Costs -- Fleet Costs -- THE PLUMBER'S QUESTION: PEAK OR ALL DAY?PEAK COMMUTERS OR EVERYONE? -- Chapter 7: FREQUENCY IS FREEDOM.
DANGERS ON THE MAP -- FREQUENT NETWORK BRANDING: SELLING WHAT MATTERS -- WHAT RIVERS TEACH: BRANCHING AND DISSIPATION -- Chapter 8: THE OBSTACLE COURSE:SPEED, DELAY, AND RELIABILITY -- THE REAL PROBLEM: DELAY -- THREE SOURCES OF ROUTINE DELAY AND THREE KINDSOF RUNNING WAY -- THE SEVEN DEADLY DELAYS -- THE CASE FOR TRANSIT LANES -- THE "EMPTY" TRANSIT LANE PROBLEM -- chapter 9: DENSITY DISTRACTIONS -- DENSITY AND EMOTION -- DENSITY'S MEASUREMENT PROBLEM -- DENSITY BY AREA OR BY POPULATION? -- IS LOW DENSITY A PROBLEM FOR TRANSIT? IT DEPENDS -- Chapter 10: RIDERSHIP OR COVERAGE?THE CHALLENGE OF SERVICEALLOCATION -- DENSEVILLE AND SPARSEVILLE: UNAVOIDABLE CHOICES -- DENSEVILLE'S INTENSIFICATION EFFECTS -- WHAT ABOUT JOB DENSITY? -- FROM GEOMETRY TO POLICY -- The Coverage Goal -- The Equity Goal: A Compromise? -- The Ridership Goal -- FROM POLICY TO NETWORK -- ANSWERING THE PLUMBER'S QUESTION:SERVICE ALLOCATION POLICIES -- THE FEEDBACK LOOP: DENSITY, SERVICE, AND RIDERSHIP -- Chapter 11: CAN FARES BE FAIR? -- TRANSIT SUBSIDIES VERSUS CAR SUBSIDIES -- SHOULD FARES BE FREE? -- FARE STRUCTURE: THE HARD QUESTIONS -- WHAT SMARTCARDS DO -- SHOULD FARES BE FREE OR DISCOUNTED OUTSIDE THE PEAK? -- TIME-BASED OR DISTANCE-BASED FARES? -- FARES AND CONNECTIONS -- BEYOND FAIR FARES? -- Chapter 12: CONNECTIONS OR COMPLEXITY? -- THE RARE MANY-TO-ONE NETWORK -- CONNECTIONS BUY FREQUENCY -- CONNECTIONS FREE US FROM COMPLEXITY -- THE FULL PRICE OF CONNECTION AVOIDANCE -- Chpater 13: FROM CONNECTIONS TONETWORKS TO PLACES -- FINDING YOUR PULSE -- HIGH-FREQUENCY CONNECTIONS: FROM PULSES TO GRIDS -- THE JOY OF GRIDS -- THREE REASONS FOR A CONNECTION -- FROM CONNECTIONS TO URBAN FORM -- Chapter 14: BE ON THE WAY!TRANSIT IMPLICATIONSOF LOCATION CHOICE -- RECOGNIZING TRANSIT-FRIENDLY PLACES -- A FEW ASSUMPTIONS -- The Long Residential Cul-de-Sac -- The Shopping Center Setback. The Hilltop Institution -- The New Suburb -- MOLONGLO: A CASE STUDY IN TRANSIT-FRIENDLYSUBURBAN STRUCTURE -- Chapter 15: ON THE BOULEVARD -- THE GREATEST CHALLENGE FOR BOULEVARD TRANSIT:CONGESTION -- A BOULEVARD OF THE FUTURE -- Chapter 16: TAKE THE LONG VIEW -- EPILOGUE:GEOMETRY, CHOICES, FREEDOM -- NOTES -- INDEX. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790455403321 |
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Walker Jarrett
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| Washington : , : Birkhäuser Boston, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Human Transit : How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives / / by Jarrett Walker
| Human Transit : How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives / / by Jarrett Walker |
| Autore | Walker Jarrett |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2012.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : , : Imprint : Island Press, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 388.4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sustainability
Sociology, Urban Urban ecology (Biology) Human geography Urban Sociology Urban Ecology Human Geography |
| ISBN | 1-59726-972-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. What Transit Is and Does -- 2. What Makes Transit Useful? Seven emands and How Transit Serves Them -- 3. Five Paths to Confusion -- 4. Lines, Loops, and Longing -- 5. Touching the City: Stops and Stations -- 6. Peak or All Day? -- 7. Frequency Is Freedom -- 8. The Obstacle Course: Speed, Delay, and Reliability -- 9. Density Distractions -- 10. Ridership or Coverage? The Challenge of Service Allocation -- 11. Can Fares Be Fair? -- 12. Connections or Complexity? -- 13. From Connections to Networks to Places -- 14. Be on the Way! Transit Implications of Location Choice -- 15. On the Boulevard -- 16. Take the Long View -- Epilogue: Geometry, Choices, Freedom -- Notes -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910973022603321 |
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Walker Jarrett
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| Washington, DC : , : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : , : Imprint : Island Press, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Human Transit, Revised Edition : How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives
| Human Transit, Revised Edition : How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives |
| Autore | Walker Jarrett |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D. C. : , : Island Press, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (290 pages) |
| Disciplina | 388.4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Local transit
City planning Community development Transports publics Développement communautaire local transit community development |
| ISBN | 9781642833065 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- What transit is and does -- What makes transit useful? : seven demands and how transit serves them -- The wall around your life : access to opportunity -- A bunch of random strangers : planning for diversity -- Lines, loops, and longing -- Touching the city : stops and stations -- Peak or all day? -- Frequency is freedom -- The obstacle course : speed, delay, and reliability -- Ridership or coverage? : the challenge of allocating service -- Can fares be fair? -- Connections of complexity? -- From connections to networks to places -- Network design and redesign -- Be on the way! : moral implications of location choice -- On the boulevard -- Take the long view -- Epilogue : geometry, choices, freedom. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911026175303321 |
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Walker Jarrett
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| Washington, D. C. : , : Island Press, , 2024 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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