Making transit work : insight from Western Europe, Canada, and the United States / Committee for an International Comparison of National Policies and Expectations Affecting Public Transit, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board. Committee for an International Comparison of National Policies and Expectations Affecting Public Transit.

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board. Committee for an International Comparison of National Policies and Expectations Affecting Public Transit.

Series:

Special report (National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board) ; 257.

Special report ; 257

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Local transit--Europe, Western--Case studies.

Local transit.

Local transit--Canada--Case studies.

Local transit--United States--Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Describes the differences in public transit use among US, Canadian, and Western European cities; and identifies those factors, from urban form to automobile usage, that have contributed to the differences. This book also offers hypotheses about the reasons - historical, demographic, economic conditions, and specific public policies.

Contents:

Front Matter

Preface

Contents

Executive Summary

Introduction

Transit Use, Automobility, and Urban Form: Comparative Trends and Patterns

Policies and Practices Favorable to Transit in Western Europe and Canada

External Policies and Factors Affecting Transit Use

Insights and Opportunities

APPENDIX Local Bus Transit Service Design and Quality in Western Europe*

Study Committee Biographical Information.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-309-54157-3

0-309-52870-4

OCLC:

70743881