Walker, Jarrett,  1962- <br/><br/>
Human transit :  how clearer thinking about public transit can enrich our communities and our lives / 
Jarrett Walker ; illustrations by Eric Orozco ... [et al.]. 
 - Washington, DC :  Island Press,  c2012. 
 - x, 244 p. :  ill., maps ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781597269711 1597269719 9781597269728 1597269727 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011026554 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Local transit.<br/>City planning.<br/>Community development.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HE4211  / .W27 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>388.4 W27 2012