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· 분류 : 외국도서 > 기술공학 > 교통수단 > 대중교통
· ISBN : 9780470540930
· 쪽수 : 320쪽
· 출판일 : 2012-01-24
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Acknowledgments vii
Foreword ix
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
Why Transportation? 2
The Big Picture: Mobility vs. Accessibility 4
Structure of This Book 5
Chapter 2 Sustainable Transportation 7
What Is Sustainability? 7
Chapter 3 Transportation and Public Health 23
The Human Body 23
Does This McMansion Make Me Look Fat? 26
Danger, Will Robinson! 27
Anger, Will Robinson! 28
Health and Equity 29
Driving and Social Health 31
Transportation and Trust 31
Conclusions 33
Chapter 4 The City of the Future 35
Yesterday’s Tomorrowland 35
Imagining the Sustainable City of the
Future 37
Chapter 5 Streets 45
Conceptualizing Streets 45
Principles of Street Design 48
Chapter 6 Pedestrians 51
Introduction 51
Pedestrian Planning Principles 51
Pedestrian Planning Tools 56
Pedestrian Design Tools 60
Measuring Pedestrian Success 69
Case Study: Marin County Safe Routes to Schools 71
Chapter 7 Bicycles 73
Introduction 73
Why Invest in Cycling? 73
Increasing Cycling 74
Key Cycling Principles 76
Design So That Everyone Will Enjoy Biking 81
Measuring Bicycle Success 101
Further Information 101
Chapter 8 Transit 105
Introduction 105
Transit Modes 106
Case Study: Los Angeles Metro Rapid 114
Case Study: Portland Streetcar 116
Case Study: San Diego Trolley 117
Design for Transit 121
Measuring Success 134
Case Study: Boulder, Colorado, Community Transit Network 136
Transit Planning Resources 136
Chapter 9 Motor Vehicles 139
Introduction 139
Designing for Cars 143
Design Manuals That Build upon Context 149
Design Guidance 151
Modeling Traffi c 166
Freeways 169
Chapter 10 Parking 173
Introduction 173
Parking Is Destiny 173
Parking Economics 101 175
Parking Tools 177
Parking Management Principles 181
Top Ten Parking Management Strategies 186
Chapter 11 Carsharing 205
Introduction 205
Types of Carsharing 206
Impacts 207
Where Carsharing Is Most Successful 208
Public Policies That Support Carsharing 212
Municipal Fleets 215
Jump-Starting a Program 216
Chapter 12 Stations and Station Areas 217
Introduction 217
Multimodal Access 219
Case Study: WMATA’s Orange Line 232
Station Components 234
Case Study: BART Station Replacement Parking 236
Chapter 13 Transportation Demand Management 241
What Is Traffic Congestion and Why Does It Happen? 241
Planning for Reduced Traffic 244
Traffic Reduction: A How-To Guide 249
Chapter 14 Measuring Success 263
Definitions 263
How Performance Measures Are Used 264
How Performance Measures Are Misused 264
Measuring Success for Multiple Modes 270
Using Performance Measures to Balance Modes 270
Citywide Transportation System Measurements 277
Evaluating Project Alternatives 282
Additional Resources 285
Chapter 15 For More Information 287
Useful Online Resources 287
Required Reading 288
Useful Tools 289
Endnotes 297
Index 303
