Human Transit, Revised Edition: How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives (Walker Jarrett)(Paperback) - diskuze

“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 terms, as an embodiment of shared values and a partial answer to the vital question 'what kind of city do you want?' Human Transit is an engrossing narrative that explains the real choices that informed citizens need to make.” -- Ken Greenberg, author of Walking Home: The Life and Lessons of a City Builder“You’re an idiot” --Elon Musk Tweeting a response to Jarrett Walker explaining transitTransportation expert Jarrett Walker believes that transit can be simple, if we focus on the underlying geometry that all transit systems share. In Human Transit, Revised Edition, he provides the basic tools and critical questions needed to make smarter decisions about designing and implementing services, refreshed with updated information and examples. The first edition of Human Transit, published in 2011, has become a classic for professionals, advocates, and interested citizens. No other book explains the basic principles of public transit in suc
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