{"product_id":"sustainable-transportation-planning-isbn-9780470540930","title":"Sustainable Transportation Planning","description":"\"The Great American Dream of cruising down the parkway, zipping from here to there at any time has given way to a true nightmare that is destroying the environment, costing billions and deeply impacting our personal well-being. Getting from A to B has never been more difficult, expensive or miserable. It doesn't have to be this way. Jeffrey Tumlin's book \u003ci\u003eSustainable Transportation Planning\u003c\/i\u003e offers easy-to-understand, clearly explained tips and techniques that will allow us to quite literally take back our roads. Essential reading for anyone who wants to drive our transportation system out of the gridlock.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e-Marianne Cusato, home designer and author of \u003ci\u003eGet Your House Right: Architectural Elements to Use and Avoid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e    \u003cp\u003e?The book is full of useful ideas on nearly every page.?\u003cbr\u003e ? \u003cb\u003eBill DiBennedetto\u003c\/b\u003e of \u003cb\u003eTriple Pundit\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs transportations-related disciplines of urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture, urban economics, and social policy have undergone major internal reform efforts in recent decades Written in clear, easy-to-follow language, this book provides planning practitioners with the tools they need to achieve their cities? economic development, social equity and ecological sustainability goals. Starting with detailed advice for improving each mode of transportation, the book offers guidance on balancing the needs of each mode against each other, whether on a downtown street, or a small town neighborhood, or a regional network.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Transportation? 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Big Picture: Mobility vs. Accessibility 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure of This Book 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Sustainable Transportation 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is Sustainability? 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Transportation and Public Health 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Human Body 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoes This McMansion Make Me Look Fat? 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDanger, Will Robinson! 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnger, Will Robinson! 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth and Equity 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDriving and Social Health 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransportation and Trust 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 The City of the Future 35\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYesterday’s Tomorrowland 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImagining the Sustainable City of the Future 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Streets 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConceptualizing Streets 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrinciples of Street Design 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Pedestrians 51\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePedestrian Planning Principles 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePedestrian Planning Tools 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePedestrian Design Tools 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeasuring Pedestrian Success 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study: Marin County Safe Routes to Schools 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Bicycles 73\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Invest in Cycling? 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncreasing Cycling 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Cycling Principles 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesign So That Everyone Will Enjoy Biking 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeasuring Bicycle Success 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Information 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Transit 105\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransit Modes 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study: Los Angeles Metro Rapid 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study: Portland Streetcar 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study: San Diego Trolley 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesign for Transit 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeasuring Success 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study: Boulder, Colorado, Community Transit Network 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransit Planning Resources 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Motor Vehicles 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesigning for Cars 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesign Manuals That Build upon Context 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesign Guidance 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModeling Traffic 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFreeways 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Parking 173\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParking is Destiny 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParking Economics 101 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParking Tools 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParking Management Principles 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTop Ten Parking Management Strategies 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Carsharing 205\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of Carsharing 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImpacts 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere Carsharing is Most Successful 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic Policies That Support Carsharing 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMunicipal Fleets 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJump-Starting a Program 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Stations and Station Areas 217\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMultimodal Access 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study: WMATA’s Orange Line 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStation Components 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study: BART Station Replacement Parking 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 Transportation Demand Management 241\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is Traffic Congestion and Why Does It Happen? 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlanning for Reduced Traffic 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraffic Reduction: A How-To Guide 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14 Measuring Success 263\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefinitions 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Performance Measures are Used 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Performance Measures are Misused 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeasuring Success for Multiple Modes 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Performance Measures to Balance Modes 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCitywide Transportation System Measurements 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluating Project Alternatives 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Resources 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15 For More Information 287\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUseful Online Resources 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRequired Reading 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUseful Tools 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 303\u003c\/p\u003e \"He has written a compact, engaging, and approachable text that is ideally suited to bringing a diverse group of students up to speed on the topic and providing and a launching point for supplementary readings and discussions. This book provides an ideal overview of key issues, a helpful quick reference on design guidelines, and a long reading list for those interested in digging further into the subject.\" (ced.berkeley.edu, August 2012) \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSustainable Transportation Planning\u003c\/i\u003e is an outstanding, easy to navigate source for planners of all kinds, not just transportation specialists... is an ideal book for America's many citizen-planners.\" (\u003ci\u003eBetter! Cities \u0026amp; Towns\u003c\/i\u003e, April-May 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\". . .Tumlin argues that on the whole, transportation planning has remained overly focused on engineering. If planners took a broader approach to how urban regions work, he contends, they could serve those places more economically and also enhance liveability.\" (\u003ci\u003eBetter! Cities \u0026amp; Towns\u003c\/i\u003e, March 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Tumlin's book starts with a provocative chapter on recent research into brain chemistry, noting how excessive driving makes us anti-social and stupid. Conversely, more walking and biking contribute to making us happier, sexier, and smarter.\" (\u003ci\u003eEcohome\u003c\/i\u003e, March 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Transportation planning and urban planning, mobility and accessibility don't have to be mutually exclusive anymore, and Tumlin's book is a good place to learn about sustainable transportation planning.\" (wrdforwrd.com, January 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJEFFREY TUMLIN\u003c\/b\u003e is an owner and sustainability practice leader of Nelson\\Nygaard Consulting Associates, a San Francisco–based transportation planning and engineering firm that focuses on sustainable mobility. Over the past nineteen years, he has led station-area, downtown, citywide, and campus plans, and he has delivered various lectures and classes in twenty U.S. states and five other countries. His major development projects have succeeded in reducing their traffic and CO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e emissions by as much as 40% and have accommodated many millions of square feet of growth with no net increase in motor vehicle traffic. These projects have won awards from the General Services Administration, American Planning Association, American Society of Landscape Architects, Congress for the New Urbanism, and Urban Land Institute.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow to implement smart, sustainable transportation concepts\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeveloping sustainable urbanism is the most important environmental concern of the twenty-first century. However, while other planning-related disciplines have already joined forces to meet new sustainability challenges—for example, the LEED Neighborhood Development standard—transportation has not kept pace. Instead, transportation planning often defaults to a 1950s mindset, still favoring auto-oriented, one-size-fits-all solutions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSustainable Transportation Planning\u003c\/i\u003e brings the discipline up to date, offering a big-picture approach to transportation systems. Using clear, nontechnical language, this guide provides step-by-step instructions for implementing smart transportation concepts in both large and small communities. Making this material accessible opens the door to greater participation in transportation planning by design and policy professionals, as well as citizen activists. The text also helps transportation professionals better understand and align their discipline within the broader movement toward sustainable urbanism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by noted transportation planner Jeffrey Tumlin, \u003ci\u003eSustainable Transportation Planning\u003c\/i\u003e features: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsideration of bike, pedestrian, automobile, and mass transit modes, as well as how these modes interrelate\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eApplicability at varying scales, from a downtown street to a neighborhood to a regional network\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCase studies that look at exemplary projects across North America\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetailed measures of success for both individual transportation modes and entire systems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdditional discussion of parking, station design, and congestion management\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorking from a comprehensive definition of \u003ci\u003esustainability—\u003c\/i\u003eone that encompasses economic, ecological, and social vitality—\u003ci\u003eSustainable Transportation Planning\u003c\/i\u003e provides the definitive sourcebook for understanding and implementing the full range of modern community transportation systems.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990119825637,"sku":"NP9780470540930","price":108.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470540930.jpg?v=1761786588","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/sustainable-transportation-planning-isbn-9780470540930","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}