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Public Transportation: On the Move 1 | |||
Public Transportation: On the Move 1 |
The book illustrates the myriad ways in which they have solved some of today?s most complex public transportation challenges. Depicted are their latest and most exciting projects and state-of-the-art vehicles. These include new bus and rail services; underground and surface rapid transit systems; transportation planning; streets, highways, parking and traffic systems; intermodal facilities; subway, train and bus stations; rail vehicles and buses; and the entire and scape of today?s successful transportation network.
You can explore bus rapid transit projects such as the award-winning San Fernando Valley East-West Bus Rapid Transitway, a 13-mile "busway within a greenway"; Salt Lake City?s University and Medical Center Light Rail Transit Line, built in record time for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games; environmentally sensitive station designs for the Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail Transit system; New York City?s $17 billion Second Avenue Subway line now in planning; and the Portland Streetcar, which has spurred nearly $1 billion in new investment along its length since its 2001 opening. Vehicle designs include advanced materials commuter buses built to use lower-power, lower-emission engines without sacrificing performance and high-speed rail vehicles that set new standards for comfort, safety, speed and performance.
? must reading for transportation planners/administrators and government/community/business leaders ? learn insights into successfully reducing impediments to movement ? a sourcebook of novel ideas for public transportation facilities
230 pages 9" x 12" 500 color images hardbound 1-58471-037-3
作者简介 Roger Yee is a graduate of the Yale School of Architecture and has received honors for his work in the field. He is the author of Educational Environments, Hospitality & Restaurant Design No. 2, and Corporate Interiors.