Emerging paradigms in urban mobility : planning, financing and management

Intro -- Title page -- Table of Contents -- Copyright -- About the Authors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- About the Book -- Chapter 1. The Setting -- Abstract -- The Challenges of Rapid Motorization -- Emergence of New Paradigms -- Slow Application of the New Paradigms -- This Book and Its Structure -- References -- Chapter 2. The Response: From Enhancing Supply to Managing Demand -- Abstract -- Background -- The Emerging Paradigm -- Strategies to "Manage" the Demand for Road Space -- Increasing the Number of Passengers per Motor Vehicle -- Discouraging the Ownership and Use of Personal Motor Vehicles -- Promoting Nonmotorized Modes -- Reducing the Average Number of Trips Made -- Reducing the Average Length of Trips -- Optimal Use of Available Road Capacity -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 3. The Objective: Looking Beyond Congestion -- Abstract -- Background -- The Emerging Paradigm -- Improving Accessibility -- Increasing the Quality, Safety, and Security of the Informal Public Transport Sector -- Improving Traffic Safety: Reducing Accidents and Fatalities -- Improving Urban Public Health by Reducing Harmful Local Transport Air Pollution Emissions -- Impacting Energy Security -- Adapting to and Mitigating Climate Change -- Providing Safe, Secure Facilities for Nonmotorized as well as Motorized Transport: the "Complete Street" -- Improving Public Transport Security for Women and Other Vulnerable Travelers -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 4. Public Transit: From Compulsion to Choice -- Abstract -- Background -- The Emerging Paradigm -- A Case for a Differentiated Public Transport Industry -- Summary: Emergence of Public Transport as a Mode of Choice -- References -- Chapter 5. Network Planning: From Segment to Whole Trip -- Abstract -- The Current Situation -- Factors Influencing Choice of Public Transport -- Making the Choice