Can Rail Save The City
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Can Rail Save The City
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Author : Peter Hall
language : en
Publisher: Gower Publishing Company, Limited
Release Date : 1985
Can Rail Save The City written by Peter Hall and has been published by Gower Publishing Company, Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Political Science categories.
Suburban Rail Transportation Can Save Our Cities
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Author : President W. P. Kennedy (Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1960
Suburban Rail Transportation Can Save Our Cities written by President W. P. Kennedy (Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1960 with Railroads categories.
Rail And The City
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Author : Roxanne Warren
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2014-09-19
Rail And The City written by Roxanne Warren and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-19 with Architecture categories.
An architect makes the case for rail transit as the critical infrastructure for a fluidly functioning and environmentally sustainable urban society. The United States has evolved into a nation of twenty densely populated megaregions. Yet despite the environmental advantages of urban density, urban sprawl and reliance on the private car still set the pattern for most new development. Cars guzzle not only gas but also space, as massive acreage is dedicated to roadways and parking. Even more pressing, the replication of this pattern throughout the fast-developing world makes it doubtful that we will achieve the reductions in carbon emissions needed to avoid climate catastrophe. In Rail and the City, architect Roxanne Warren makes the case for compact urban development that is supported by rail transit. Calling the automobile a relic of the twentieth century, Warren envisions a release from the tyrannies of traffic congestion, petroleum dependence, and an oppressively paved environment. Technical features of rail are key to its high capacities, safety at high speeds, and compactness—uniquely qualifying it to serve as ideal infrastructure within and between cities. Ultimately, mobility could be achieved through extensive networks of public transit, particularly rail, supplemented by buses, cycling, walking, car-sharing, and small, flexible vehicles. High-speed rail, fed by local transit, could eliminate the need for petroleum-intensive plane trips of less than 500 miles. Warren considers issues of access to transit, citing examples from Europe, Japan, and North America, and pedestrian- and transit-oriented urban design. Rail transit, she argues, is the essential infrastructure for a fluidly functioning urban society.
Transport Systems Policy And Planning
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Author : Rodney Tolley
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-07-15
Transport Systems Policy And Planning written by Rodney Tolley and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-15 with Political Science categories.
Provides a unique review of the major spatial aspects of transport systems, a detailed analysis of transport problems in urban and rural areas, an evaluation of social and environmental impacts, and a planning and policy overview. Divided into four parts, each considering a different aspect of transport geography. The first part outlines the basic geography of transport and examines transport and spatial structures, focusing upon the varying contributions made by transport to industrial, agricultural and urban development. Part two moves to consider specific transport systems at both national and international scales, drawing on studies from industrialised and developing nations and discussing the effects upon transport of the political changes in the former USSR and Eastern Europe. The third part examines some of the many problems of transport and urban and rural areas using specific examples to illustrate the contrasting difficulties and evaluate current urban transportation planning methods.
Transport And Urban Development
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Author : David Banister
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2003-12-16
Transport And Urban Development written by David Banister and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-12-16 with Architecture categories.
The editor and his contributors take an international perspective on the links between land use, development and transport and present the latest thinking, the theory and practice of these links. Authors from six countries - all experts in this area - have been commissioned to write chapters on the theoretical debates and more practical issues, via the use of detailed case studies.
The Uncertain Future Of The Urban Core
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Author : Christopher M. Law
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-10-12
The Uncertain Future Of The Urban Core written by Christopher M. Law and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-12 with Social Science categories.
Originally published in 1988. Inner city problems in advanced countries are being exacerbated by the decentralisation of economic activities and higher income groups. Only offices and tourism offer some prospects of growth, but these vary in their potential from one city to another. This book assesses changes in the structure of urban areas, concentrating on the process of decentralisation and the consequences for the inner city and city centre. It examines and evaluates policies and makes suggestions for the future management of the city.
Town And Country Planning In The Uk
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Author : Barry Cullingworth
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2003-09-02
Town And Country Planning In The Uk written by Barry Cullingworth and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-02 with Architecture categories.
Town and Country Planning in the UK has become the Bible of British planning. In this new edition detailed consideration is given to: * the nature of planning and its historical evolution * central and local government, the EU and other agencies * the framework of plans and other instruments * development control * land policy and planning gain * environmental and countryside planning * sustainable development, waste and pollution * heritage and transport planning * urban policies and regeneration This twelfth edition has been completely revised and expanded to cover the whole of the UK. The new edition explains more fully the planning policies and actions of the European Union and takes into account the implications of local government reorganization, the 'plan-led system' and the growing interest in promoting sustainable development.
The Impact Of Transport Investment Projects Upon The Inner City
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Author : Margaret Grieco
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
The Impact Of Transport Investment Projects Upon The Inner City written by Margaret Grieco and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Business & Economics categories.
Questions the extent to which urban transport investment projects can be viewed as either generating economic development or resolving the problem of congestion. This report was designed to assist planners assess the key arguments of this debate without undertaking individual research.
Does Rail Transit Save Energy Or Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Author : Randal O'Toole
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Does Rail Transit Save Energy Or Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions written by Randal O'Toole and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with categories.
Far from protecting the environment, most rail transit lines use more energy per passenger mile, and many generate more greenhouse gases, than the average passenger automobile. Rail transit provides no guarantee that a city will save energy or meet greenhouse gas targets. While most rail transit uses less energy than buses, rail transit does not operate in a vacuum: transit agencies supplement it with extensive feeder bus operations. Those feeder buses tend to have low ridership, so they have high energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions per passenger mile. The result is that, when new rail transit lines open, the transit systems as a whole can end up consuming more energy, per passenger mile, than they did before. Even where rail transit operations save a little energy, the construction of rail transit lines consumes huge amounts of energy and emits large volumes of greenhouse gases. In most cases, many decades of energy savings would be needed to repay the energy cost of construction. Rail transit attempts to improve the environment by changing people's behavior so that they drive less. Such behavioral efforts have been far less successful than technical solutions to toxic air pollution and other environmental problems associated with automobiles. Similarly, technical alternatives to rail transit can do far more to reduce energy use and CO2 outputs than rail transit, at a far lower cost. Such alternatives include the following: * Powering buses with hybrid-electric motors, biofuels, and - where it comes from nonfossil fuel sources - electricity; * Concentrating bus service on heavily used routes and using smaller buses during offpeak periods and in areas with low demand for transit service; * Building new roads, using variable toll systems, and coordinating traffic signals to relieve the highway congestion that wastes nearly 3 billion gallons of fuel each year; * Encouraging people to purchase more fuel-efficient cars. Getting 1 percent of commuters to switch to hybrid-electric cars will cost less and do more to save energy than getting 1 percent to switch to public transit. If oil is truly scarce, rising prices will lead people to buy more fuel-efficient cars. But states and locales that want to save even more energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions will find the above alternatives far superior to rail transit.
Urban Transportation Economics
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Author : Kenneth A. Small
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2001
Urban Transportation Economics written by Kenneth A. Small and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Business & Economics categories.
This title provides a comprehensive review of the economics of urban transportation.