Urban Transit : Operations, Planning and Economics

Great Book. Highly Recommended for those that are beginning to enter in the world of urban and transportation planning.

How to plan an urban transit system of buses and trains? Vuchic offers a text suitable to accompany an undergraduate course in urban planning. It describes many aspects of transit. Like the ability to have articulated buses that have capacities 50% greater than standard buses. By using these on dedicated bus lanes, overall transit capacity can be enhanced. We see how multiple public agencies need to cooperate, to let such methods achieve optimal potential.Rail transit is extensively studied. Including the all-important aspect of scheduling. There is some maths required of the student. But the text is not a fully fledged foray into scheduling theory. Chapters have numerous exercises that help the reader gain some fluency in understanding scheduling.Another related aspect is the geometry of transit lines. How to best lay out these lines. We see that there are systematic mathematical ideas that can be applied. It's not just some qualitative handwaving.

The "Go To" book for people in the Transit industry. Amazing reference material and information for report writing and system improvement.Shipment arrived quickly and in excellent condition.

QUalquer estudante de Engenharia de Transportes (ou mesmo, pessoas interessadas no assunto) deveria ler este livro.O autor, com anos de conhecimento e experiencia prática, é capaz de passar de forma clara e objetiva os conceitos mais importantes por trás da Operação, Planejamento (a nível tático e estratégico) e economia do sistema de Transportes, focando sempre, claro, no transporte urbano (Transporte Público).SUPER RECOMENDO, mas o conteúdo é técnico!