Summary
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to mass transit suitable for students who expect to go into transportation planning as a career as well as those with a personal interest in the subject. It is a policy-oriented book that contains some technical material but doesn't go into depth about electric and mechanical engineering aspects. It takes a balanced view of the debate between highways and transit and presents both sides of controversial issues. It gives students the understanding to analyze problems objectively and to assure that transit proposals are rationally planned and evaluated.
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Table of Contents
1 The Role of Transit
2 The History of Urban Transit
3 The Federal Role in Transit
4 Institutions and Issues
5 Conventional Transit Modes
6 Paratransit
7 Innovative Technology
8 Planning Transit Networks
9 Operations and Management
10 Transit and Urban Development
11 Energy and Environmental Impacts
12 The People Who Ride Transit
13 Special Groups of Users
14 Estimating System Costs
15 Pricing and Financing
16 Policies for the Future
Appendixes
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