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Rail and the City : Shrinking Our Carbon Footprint While Reimagining Urban Space.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Urban and Industrial Environments SeriesPublisher: Cambridge : MIT Press, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (334 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780262325622
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Rail and the CityDDC classification:
  • 388.40973
LOC classification:
  • HE308 .W37 2014
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Perceptions of Cities and Rail, and a Changing Paradigm -- 2 The Parking Challenge to Compact and Affordable Transit-Oriented Development -- 3 Transit Options and the Unique Features of Rail -- 4 Easing Access to Rail -- 5 Different Speeds for Different Settings -- 6 Urban Design for Pedestrian- and Transit-Oriented Cities -- 7 A Market to Match Ecological Truths -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- Series Info.
Summary: An architect makes the case for rail transit as the critical infrastructure for a fluidly functioning and environmentally sustainable urban society.
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Perceptions of Cities and Rail, and a Changing Paradigm -- 2 The Parking Challenge to Compact and Affordable Transit-Oriented Development -- 3 Transit Options and the Unique Features of Rail -- 4 Easing Access to Rail -- 5 Different Speeds for Different Settings -- 6 Urban Design for Pedestrian- and Transit-Oriented Cities -- 7 A Market to Match Ecological Truths -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- Series Info.

An architect makes the case for rail transit as the critical infrastructure for a fluidly functioning and environmentally sustainable urban society.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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