02069nam a2200373 a 4500 ebr10557614 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 110624s2012 dcuab sb 001 0 eng d 2011026554 9781597269711 (cloth : alk. paper) 1597269719 (cloth : alk. paper) 9781597269728 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1597269727 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781610911740 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)777548498 HE4211 .W27 2012eb 388.4 23 Walker, Jarrett, 1962- Human transit [electronic resource] : how clearer thinking about public transit can enrich our communities and our lives / Jarrett Walker ; illustrations by Eric Orozco ... [et al.]. Washington, D.C. : Island Press, 2012. x, 244 p. : ill., maps. Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Local transit. City planning. Community development. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10557614 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 190583 190583