Trains, Buses, People An Opinionated Atlas of US Transit
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C H R I S T O F SP I E L E R
T R A I N S, B US ES , P EOP LE
TRAINS, BUSES, PEOPLE AN OPINIONATED ATLAS O F US TRANSIT
CHRISTOF SPIELE R
Washington | Covelo | London
Copyright © 2018 Christof Spieler
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Keywords: Activity, Albuquerque, Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Buffalo, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, commuter rail, Dallas, density, Denver, Detroit, El Paso, Eugene, Fort Collins, Hartford, heavy rail, Honolulu, Houston, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Las Vegas, light rail, Little Rock, Los Angeles, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis–St. Paul, modal equality, monorail, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Orlando, peoplemover, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Richmond, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, streetcars, St. Louis, Tampa, transit connectivity, transit frequency, travel time, Tucson, Washington, DC
FOR KIMBERLY, without whose encouragement this book would not exist, and also for Al, who loves urbanity.
CONTENTS Acknowledgments
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Introduction: Transit Where the People Are
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PART 1 THE ROLE OF TRANSIT IN THE US
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What Transit Does Well The History of Transit Modes Hopes and Fears Funding and Governance
PART 2 BASICS OF SUCCESSFUL TRANSIT Density Activity Walkability Connectivity Frequency Travel Time Reliability Capacity Legibility Good Ideas from Abroad
PART 3 METRO AREAS The Best and the Worst The 47 Transit Areas (See detail on following page)
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17 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
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Conclusion: A Transit Agenda for the Future of our Cities
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Index
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Contents Metro Areas in Alphabetical Order
Metro Areas by Population 1. New York (NY) 2. Los Angeles (CA) 3. Chicago (IL) 4. Washington, DC 5. San Francisco (CA) 6. Boston (MA) 7. Dallas (TX) 8. Philadelphia (PA) 9. Miami (FL) 10. Houston (TX) 11. Atlanta (GA) 12. Detroit (MI) 13. Seattle (WA) 14. Phoenix (AZ) 15. Minneapolis–St. Paul (MN) 16. Cleveland (OH) 17. Denver (CO) 18. San Diego (CA) 19. Portland (OR) 20. Orlando (FL) 21. Tampa (FL) 22. St. Louis (MO) 23. Pittsburgh (PA) 24. Charlotte (NC) 25. Sacramento (CA) 26. Salt Lake City (UT) 27. Kansas City (KS) 28. Las Vegas (NV) 29. Cincinnati (OH) 30. Milwaukee (WI) 31. Austin (TX) 32. Nashville (TN) 33. Norfolk (VA) 34. Jacksonville (FL) 35. Hartford (CT) 36. New Orleans (LA) 37. Oklahoma City (OK) 38. Memphis (TN) 39. Richmond (VA) 40. Buffalo (NY) 41. Albuquerque (NM) 42. Tucson (AZ) 43. El Paso (TX) 44. Honolulu (HI) 45. Little Rock (AR) 46. Eugene
