Sustainable transportation planning / Jeffrey Tumlin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tumlin, Jeffrey.

Series:

Wiley series in sustainable design ; 16.

Wiley series in sustainable design ; 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transportation--Planning.

Transportation.

Sustainable urban development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (322 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"As transportations-related disciplines of urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture, urban economics, and social policy have undergone major internal reform efforts in recent decades Written in clear, easy-to-follow language, this book provides planning practitioners with the tools they need to achieve their cities' economic development, social equity and ecological sustainability goals. Starting with detailed advice for improving each mode of transportation, the book offers guidance on balancing the needs of each mode against each other, whether on a downtown street, or a small town neighborhood, or a regional network"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Sustainable Transportation Planning: Tools for Creating Vibrant, Healthy, and Resilient Communities; Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Chapter 1: Introduction; Why Transportation?; The Big Picture: Mobility vs. Accessibility; Structure of This Book; Chapter 2: Sustainable Transportation; What Is Sustainability?; Chapter 3: Transportation and Public Health; The Human Body; Does This McMansion Make Me Look Fat?; Danger, Will Robinson!; Anger, Will Robinson!; Health and Equity; Driving and Social Health; Transportation and Trust; Conclusions; Chapter 4: The City of the Future

Yesterday's Tomorrowland Imagining the Sustainable City of the Future; Chapter 5: Streets; Conceptualizing Streets; Principles of Street Design; Chapter 6: Pedestrians; Introduction; Pedestrian Planning Principles; Pedestrian Planning Tools; Pedestrian Design Tools; Measuring Pedestrian Success; Case Study: Marin County Safe Routes to Schools; Chapter 7: Bicycles; Introduction; Why Invest in Cycling?; Increasing Cycling; Key Cycling Principles; Design So That Everyone Will Enjoy Biking; Measuring Bicycle Success; Further Information; Chapter 8: Transit; Introduction; Transit Modes

Case Study: Los Angeles Metro Rapid Case Study: Portland Streetcar; Case Study: San Diego Trolley; Design for Transit; Measuring Success; Case Study: Boulder, Colorado, Community Transit Network; Transit Planning Resources; Chapter 9: Motor Vehicles; Introduction; Designing for Cars; Design Manuals That Build upon Context; Design Guidance; Modeling Traffic; Freeways; Chapter 10: Parking; Introduction; Parking Is Destiny; Parking Economics 101; Parking Tools; Parking Management Principles; Top Ten Parking Management Strategies; Chapter 11: Carsharing; Introduction; Types of Carsharing; Impacts

Where Carsharing Is Most Successful Public Policies That Support Carsharing; Municipal Fleets; Jump-Starting a Program; Chapter 12: Stations and Station Areas; Introduction; Multimodal Access; Case Study: WMATA's Orange Line; Station Components; Case Study: BART Station Replacement Parking; Chapter 13: Transportation Demand Management; What Is Traffic Congestion and Why Does It Happen?; Planning for Reduced Traffic; Traffic Reduction: A How-To Guide; Chapter 14: Measuring Success; Definitions; How Performance Measures Are Used; How Performance Measures Are Misused

Measuring Success for Multiple Modes Using Performance Measures to Balance Modes; Citywide Transportation System Measurements; Evaluating Project Alternatives; Additional Resources; Chapter 15: For More Information; Useful Online Resources; Required Reading; Useful Tools; Endnotes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781118127629

1118127625

9781118119235

1118119231

9781118127605

1118127609

OCLC:

769188935