Urban Transportation Systems

1st Edition
0071500839 · 9780071500838
Urban Transportation Systems is a complete guide to the types of transportation available to communities together with the technical tools needed to evaluate each for given circumstances.
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Foreword by James L. Lammie

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Overview--Criteria for Selecting Modes

Chapter 2: Walking

Chapter 3: Bicycles

Chapter 4: Motorcycles and Scooters

Chapter 5: Automobiles

Chapter 6: Paratransit

Chapter 7: Taxis

Chapter 8: Buses

Chapter 9: Bus Rapid Transit

Chapter 10: Trolleybuses

Chapter 11: Streetcars and Light Rail Transit

Chapter 12: Monorails

Chapter 13: Heavy Rail Transit (Metro)

Chapter 14: Commuter Rail

Chapter 15: Automated Guideway Transit

Chapter 16: Waterbourne Modes

Chapter 17: Special Modes

Chapter 18: Intermodal Terminals

Chapter 19: Conclusion--The Road Ahead

Appendix A: Rail Transit Definitions

Appendix B: Summary of Performance and Service Characteristics

Appendix C: Suggested Places for Field Inspection

Index

Urban Transportation Systems is a complete guide to the types of transportation available to communities together with the technical tools needed to evaluate each for given circumstances.