A Very Public Solution Transport in the Dispersed City,9780522848670

A Very Public Solution Transport in the Dispersed City

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ISBN13: 9780522848670
ISBN10: 0522848672
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1996-02-29
Publisher(s): Melbourne University Press
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Summary

Discusses public transpor planning in Australia.and examines the reasons why public transport is so inadequate in Australian cities. Compares Melbourne's public transport system with that of Toronto and looks at the 'Bangkok Model' of free enterprise public transport and the 'Zurich Model' of planning and integration as an alternative to the market. Discusses urban sustainability and the growing traffic problem in Australian cities and presents the case that improved public transport is the best solution. Includes references, a bibliography and an index. The author lectures in urban transport planning and public transport in the faculty of architecture, building and planning at the University of Melbourne.

Author Biography

Dr Paul Mees OAM (1961-2013) lectured in Urban Transport Planning and Public Transport in the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne and was Associate Professor in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies at RMIT University. A frequent media commentator on public transport issues, he was President of the Public Transport Users Association (Vic) from 1992 to 2001. In 2014 he was recognised for his achievements and posthumously awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for 'service to public transport and urban planning as an academic and advocate for creating sustainable cities'.

Table of Contents

Figures and Tables
vii
Abbreviations ix
Acknowledgements xii
Introduction 1(10)
Part I The Debate Over Public Transport
The Car-Dominated City and Its Discontents
11(35)
The Traditional Response; or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Car
46(31)
Can Public Transport Fight Back? From New Technology to the Compact City
77(18)
The `Bangkok Model': Free Enterprise Public Transport
95(25)
The `Zurich Model': Planning and Integration as an Alternative to the Market
120(35)
Part II A Tale of Two Cities
New York Run by the Swiss? The `Toronto Model'
155(29)
The Urban Landscape in Melbourne and Toronto
184(42)
Waiting for a Bus Called Godot: Public Transport Service Quality
226(31)
Where Have All the Jitneys Gone? A Short History of Public Transport Planning in Melbourne and Toronto
257(24)
Conclusion: All Happy Families are Alike 281(10)
Notes 291(16)
Select Bibliography 307(16)
Index 323

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