Trains, Buses, People: An Opinionated Atlas of US Transit (paperback)

In the US, the 25 largest metropolitan areas and many smaller cities have fixed guideway transit rail or bus rapid transit. Nearly all of them are talking about expanding. Yet discussions about transit are still remarkably unsophisticated. To build good transit, the discussion needs to focus on what matters quality of service (not the technology that delivers it), all kinds of transit riders, the role of buildings, streets and sidewalks, and, above all, getting transit in the right places.