Trains, Buses, People, Second Edition

The popular Trains, Buses, People has been updated to include Canada and new US cities, with an added analysis of the impact of poverty on transit systems.

Transit expert Christof Spieler has fully updated and expanded his popular book Trains, Buses, People to include eight Canadian cities and two new US cities (Indianapolis and San Juan, Puerto Rico).

In Trains, Buses, People, Second Edition: An Opinionated Atlas of US and Canadian Transit, Spieler profiles the 49 metropolitan areas in the US and eight metropolitan areas in Canada that have rail transit or BRT, using data, photos, and maps for easy comparison. The best and worst systems are ranked and Spieler offers analysis of how geography, politics, and history complicate transit planning.

Trains, Buses, People, Second Edition will help any citizen, professional, or policymaker with a vested interest evaluate a transit proposal and understand what makes transit effective and how to make it inclusive.

Transportation/Public Transportation August 2021 Paperback: $45.00 978-1-64283-213-6 Ebook: $44.99 978-1-64283-214-3 336 pages. 8 1/4 x 10 3/4 | Full color Island Press Short

Christof Spieler, PE, AICP, LEED AP, is a Vice President and Director of Planning at Huitt-Zollars and a Lecturer in Architecture and Engineering at Rice University. He was a member of the board of directors of Houston METRO from 2010 to 2018.

Author’s residence: Houston, Texas

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