{"product_id":"trains-buses-people-second-edition-christof-spieler-9781642832136","title":"Trains, Buses, People, Second Edition: An Opinionated Atlas of Us and Canadian Transit","description":"\"Gets right to the point: put [transit] where the people are...The author combines detailed knowledge and a refreshing frankness...Keep this book within easy reach.\" \u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003ePlanning\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In some US and Canadian cities, transit has quietly been expanding and improving over the last few years, despite funding and ridership challenges. How do we assess the advances and failures of our current systems to move forward strategically and wisely? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The first edition of \u003ci\u003eTrains, Buses, People\u003c\/i\u003e was dubbed \"a transit wonk's bible\" and guided \"a smarter conversation about urban transit\" in the US. This second edition is fully updated and expanded to include eight Canadian cities and two new US cities (Indianapolis and San Juan, Puerto Rico). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eTrains, Buses, People, Second Edition: An Opinionated Atlas of US and Canadian Transit, \u003c\/i\u003e transit expert and \"transportation hero\" Christof Spieler provides a new section on inclusivity to help agencies understand how to welcome riders regardless of race, gender, income, or disability. Select cities include new maps overlaying transit and poverty data, and systems that have started construction since the first edition in 2018 have been added. Other new sections address network typologies, guideway types, station types, and fares. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Spieler has spent over a decade advocating for transit as a writer, community leader, urban planner, transit board member, and enthusiast. He strongly believes that just about anyone--regardless of training or experience--can identify what makes good transit with the right information. In the fun, accessible, and visually appealing \u003ci\u003eTrains, Buses, People, Second Edition: An Opinionated Atlas of US and Canadian Transit\u003c\/i\u003e, Spieler shows how cities can build successful transit. He profiles the 49 metropolitan areas in the US and eight metropolitan areas in Canada that have rail transit or BRT, using data, photos, and maps for easy comparison. Spieler ranks the best and worst systems and he offers analysis of how geography, politics, and history complicate transit planning. He shows how the unique circumstances of every city have resulted in very different transit systems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrains, Buses, People, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is intended for non-experts--it will help any citizen, professional, or policymaker with a vested interest evaluate a transit proposal and understand what makes transit effective. It shows that it is possible, with the right tools, to build good transit. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christof Spieler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1642832138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781642832136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Island Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/24\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.71h x 8.27w x 0.63d","brand":"Christof Spieler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049302192383,"sku":"9781642832136","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a9b25cea-bf92-4c02-9480-b667b06cf97d.jpg?v=1685000797","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/trains-buses-people-second-edition-christof-spieler-9781642832136","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}