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The Transit Street Design Guide is a well-illustrated, detailed introduction to designing streets for high-quality transit, from local buses to BRT, from streetcars to light rail. Drawing on the expertise of a peer network and case studies from across North America, the guide provides a much-needed link between transit planning, transportation engineering, and street design. This is a vital resource for every transportation planner, transit operations planner, and city traffic engineer working on making streets that move more people more efficiently and affordably.             

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The Transit Street Design Guide offers on-the-ground knowledge and proven ideas about how transit makes great streets. Cities of every size can use this indispensable template to create streets that support local businesses and strong neighborhoods while moving more people more efficiently. --Seleta Reynolds General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation and NACTO President

The Transit Street Design Guide offers on-the-ground knowledge and proven ideas about how transit makes great streets. Cities of every size can use this indispensable template to create streets that support local businesses and strong neighborhoods while moving more people more efficiently. --Seleta Reynolds General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation and NACTO President

""Public transit customers want speed and reliability, but this goal can collide with desires for slow and intimate streets. Great streets can do both, and this guide shows how.""--Jarrett Walker, President and Principal Consultant of Jarrett Walker + Associates; author of ""Human Transit"" ""Cities thrive when we put people and transit first when designing our streets. In this guide, transit agencies and city transportation departments have collaborated on new approaches to improving transit operations and the rider's experience--and make our cities better places.""--David Bragdon, Executive Director of TransitCenter; former President, Oregon Metro Council ""The book is a delightful mixture of detailed design standards and parameters and the shaping of cities in ways that will enhance the importance of public transport and reduce car use...It is to be hoped that all those involved with urban design, public transport and healthy cities will find the find the details they need in this book to design and implement a new paradigm.""-- ""World Transport Policy and Practice"" ""The Transit Street Design Guide offers on-the-ground knowledge and proven ideas about how transit makes great streets. Cities of every size can use this indispensable template to create streets that support local businesses and strong neighborhoods while moving more people more efficiently.""--Seleta Reynolds, General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation and NACTO President ""The NACTO Transit Street Design Guide is part of a movement of cities to put people and transit right where they belong, at the heart of city street design. It's about a shift in mindset and recognizing priorities, from moving machines to moving people.""--Ed Reiskin, Director of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and NACTO President Emeritus

Cities thrive when we put people and transit first when designing our streets. In this guide, transit agencies and city transportation departments have collaborated on new approaches to improving transit operations and the rider's experience--and make our cities better places. --David Bragdon, Executive Director of TransitCenter; former President, Oregon Metro Council Public transit customers want speed and reliability, but this goal can collide with desires for slow and intimate streets. Great streets can do both, and this guide shows how. --Jarrett Walker, President and Principal Consultant of Jarrett Walker + Associates; author of Human Transit The book is a delightful mixture of detailed design standards and parameters and the shaping of cities in ways that will enhance the importance of public transport and reduce car use...It is to be hoped that all those involved with urban design, public transport and healthy cities will find the find the details they need in this book to design and implement a new paradigm. --World Transport Policy and Practice The NACTO Transit Street Design Guide is part of a movement of cities to put people and transit right where they belong, at the heart of city street design. It's about a shift in mindset and recognizing priorities, from moving machines to moving people. --Ed Reiskin, Director of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and NACTO President Emeritus The Transit Street Design Guide offers on-the-ground knowledge and proven ideas about how transit makes great streets. Cities of every size can use this indispensable template to create streets that support local businesses and strong neighborhoods while moving more people more efficiently. --Seleta Reynolds, General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation and NACTO President

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The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) is a membership network that provides support and resources for city transportation officials in cities of all sizes.

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